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[`Bytes`](/cpp/docs/reference/spanner/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1spanner_1_1Bytes) values can be compared for equality.\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### Bytes(InputIt, InputIt)\n\nConstruction from a sequence of octets.\n\n### Bytes(Container const \\&)\n\nConstruction from a sequence of octets.\n\n### Bytes()\n\nAn empty sequence.\n\nFunctions\n---------\n\n### get() const\n\nConversion to a sequence of octets. \nThe `Container` must support construction from a range specified as a pair of input iterators."]]