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Syntax:
COLLATION(str)
Returns the collation of the string argument.
URL: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/information-functions.html
Example
mysql> SELECT COLLATION('abc');
-> 'utf8_general_ci'
mysql> SELECT COLLATION(_utf8mb4'abc');
-> 'utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci'
mysql> SELECT COLLATION(_latin1'abc');
-> 'latin1_swedish_ci'
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