max(length(field)) in mysql

Question

If I say:

select max(length(Name)) 
  from my_table

I get the result as 18, but I want the concerned data also. So if I say:

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Answer 1

Use CHAR_LENGTH() instead-of LENGTH() as suggested in: MySQL - length() vs char_length()

SELECT name, CHAR_LENGTH(name) AS mlen FROM mytable ORDER BY mlen DESC LIMIT 1