v.20.10New Feature

Add reinterpretAsUUID function for big-endian byte string conversion to UUID

Add the reinterpretAsUUID function that allows to convert a big-endian byte string to UUID. #15480 (Alexander Kuzmenkov).
Added the reinterpretAsUUID function to convert big-endian byte strings into UUID values.

Why it matters

The function solves the issue of interpreting raw big-endian byte strings as UUIDs, enabling users to directly convert such binary data representations into the UUID type. This facilitates easier data integration and manipulation when working with UUIDs stored or received in byte-string format.

How to use it

Use the reinterpretAsUUID function in your SQL queries by passing a big-endian byte string as the argument. For example:

SELECT reinterpretAsUUID(your_byte_string_column) FROM your_table;