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# format_binary_* format settings

> ClickHouse format settings in the format_binary_* generated group.

export const SettingsInfoBlock = ({type, default_value, changeable_without_restart}) => {
  return <div className="not-prose" style={{
    display: "flex",
    flexWrap: "wrap",
    alignItems: "baseline",
    columnGap: "0.5rem",
    rowGap: "0.125rem",
    margin: "0.375rem 0",
    fontSize: "0.8125rem",
    lineHeight: "1.125rem"
  }}>
      <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72
  }}>Type</div>
      <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>{type}</div>
      <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72,
    marginInlineStart: "0.5rem"
  }}>Default</div>
      <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>{default_value}</div>
      {changeable_without_restart && <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72,
    marginInlineStart: "0.5rem"
  }}>
          Changeable without restart
        </div>}
      {changeable_without_restart && <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>
          {changeable_without_restart}
        </div>}
    </div>;
};

These settings are autogenerated from [source](https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/blob/master/src/Core/FormatFactorySettings.h).

<h2 id="format_binary_max_array_size">
  format\_binary\_max\_array\_size
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="UInt64" default_value="1073741824" />

The maximum allowed size for Array in RowBinary format. It prevents allocating large amount of memory in case of corrupted data. 0 means there is no limit

<h2 id="format_binary_max_object_size">
  format\_binary\_max\_object\_size
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="UInt64" default_value="100000" />

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "25.12"},{"label": "100000"},{"label": "New setting that limits the maximum size of object during JSON type binary deserialization"}]}]} />

The maximum allowed number of paths in a single Object for JSON type RowBinary format. It prevents allocating large amount of memory in case of corrupted data. 0 means there is no limit

<h2 id="format_binary_max_string_size">
  format\_binary\_max\_string\_size
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="UInt64" default_value="1073741824" />

<VersionHistory rows={[{"id": "row-1","items": [{"label": "22.12"},{"label": "1073741824"},{"label": "Prevent allocating large amount of memory"}]}]} />

The maximum allowed size for String in RowBinary format. It prevents allocating large amount of memory in case of corrupted data. 0 means there is no limit