Currently if the column is specified as TEXT type, the column_type() result we get is MYSQL_TYPE_BLOB, which is the same with BLOB type, and thus cannot differentiate binary and non-binary strings.
Should we add new types like MYSQL_TYPE_TEXT, or is there a way workaround?
Currently if the column is specified as
TEXTtype, thecolumn_type()result we get isMYSQL_TYPE_BLOB, which is the same withBLOBtype, and thus cannot differentiate binary and non-binary strings.Should we add new types like
MYSQL_TYPE_TEXT, or is there a way workaround?