BinData()

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Definition

Creates a binary data object.

BinData has the following syntax:

BinData(<sub_type>,<buffer>)

Parameter

Type

Description

sub_type

integer

The binary type.

buffer

string

The buffer object containing binary data, must be a base 64 encoded string value.

Returns:	A binary data object.

Use the BinData() constructor to create the bdata variable.

var bdata = BinData(0, "gf1UcxdHTJ2HQ/EGQrO7mQ==")

Insert the object into the testbin collection.

db.testbin.insertOne( { _id : 1, bin_data: bdata } )

Query the testbin collection for the inserted document.

db.testbin.find()

You can see the binary buffer stored in the collection.

{
  _id: 1,
  bin_data: Binary(Buffer.from("81fd547317474c9d8743f10642b3bb99", "hex"), 0)
}

Use the BinData() constructor to create the bdata variable.

var bdata = BinData(0, "gf1UcxdHTJ2HQ/EGQrO7mQ==")

Use .length() to return the bit length of the object.

bdata.length()

The returned value is:

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