string_to_binary

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb, line 64
        def self.string_to_binary(value)
          if PGconn.respond_to?(:escape_bytea)
            self.class.module_eval do
              define_method(:string_to_binary) do |value|
                PGconn.escape_bytea(value) if value
              end
            end
          else
            self.class.module_eval do
              define_method(:string_to_binary) do |value|
                if value
                  result = ''
                  value.each_byte { |c| result << sprintf('\\\\%03o', c) }
                  result
                end
              end
            end
          end
          self.class.string_to_binary(value)
        end