diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/MySQLTest.java b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/MySQLTest.java
index 67cc5969cc..db140a9ed4 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/MySQLTest.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/MySQLTest.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import static org.jooq.util.mysql.MySQLDSL.sha1;
 import static org.jooq.util.mysql.MySQLDSL.sha2;
 import static org.jooq.util.mysql.MySQLDSL.uncompress;
 import static org.jooq.util.mysql.MySQLDSL.uncompressedLength;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
@@ -843,12 +844,12 @@ public class MySQLTest extends jOOQAbstractTest<
         assertNotNull(create().select(password(MESSAGE)).fetchOne(0));
         assertNotNull(create().select(sha1(MESSAGE)).fetchOne(0));
         assertNotNull(create().select(sha2(MESSAGE, 256)).fetchOne(0));
-        assertEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(decode(encode(MESSAGE, SECRET), val(SECRET))).fetchOne(0));
-        assertEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(aesDecrypt(aesEncrypt(MESSAGE, SECRET), val(SECRET))).fetchOne(0));
-        assertEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(desDecrypt(desEncrypt(MESSAGE, SECRET), val(SECRET))).fetchOne(0));
-        assertEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(desDecrypt(desEncrypt(MESSAGE))).fetchOne(0));
-        assertEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(uncompress(compress(MESSAGE))).fetchOne(0));
-        assertEquals(3, create().select(uncompressedLength(compress(MESSAGE))).fetchOne(0));
+        assertArrayEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(decode(encode(MESSAGE, SECRET), val(SECRET))).fetchOne().value1());
+        assertArrayEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(aesDecrypt(aesEncrypt(MESSAGE, SECRET), val(SECRET))).fetchOne().value1());
+        assertArrayEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(desDecrypt(desEncrypt(MESSAGE, SECRET), val(SECRET))).fetchOne().value1());
+        assertArrayEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(desDecrypt(desEncrypt(MESSAGE))).fetchOne().value1());
+        assertArrayEquals(MESSAGE, create().select(uncompress(compress(MESSAGE))).fetchOne().value1());
+        assertEquals(5, create().select(uncompressedLength(compress(MESSAGE))).fetchOne(0));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/mysql/MySQLDSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/mysql/MySQLDSL.java
index fdd56e281e..e3e84c425e 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/mysql/MySQLDSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/mysql/MySQLDSL.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import org.jooq.EnumType;
 import org.jooq.Field;
 import org.jooq.SQLDialect;
 import org.jooq.impl.DSL;
-import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.val;
 
 /**
  * The {@link SQLDialect#MYSQL} specific DSL.
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ public class MySQLDSL extends DSL {
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DECODE()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DECODE()</code> function.
      * <p>
      * Don't mix this up with the various {@link DSL#decode()} methods!
      */
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ public class MySQLDSL extends DSL {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DECODE()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DECODE()</code> function.
      * <p>
      * Don't mix this up with the various {@link DSL#decode()} methods!
      */
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ public class MySQLDSL extends DSL {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DECODE()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DECODE()</code> function.
      * <p>
      * Don't mix this up with the various {@link DSL#decode()} methods!
      */
@@ -91,274 +90,273 @@ public class MySQLDSL extends DSL {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>ENCODE()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>ENCODE()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> encode(String string, String keyString) {
         return encode(val(string), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>ENCODE()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>ENCODE()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> encode(byte[] string, byte[] keyString) {
         return encode(val(string), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>ENCODE()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>ENCODE()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> encode(Field<T> string, Field<T> keyString) {
         return function("encode", string.getType(), string, keyString);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> aesDecrypt(String cryptString, String keyString) {
         return aesDecrypt(val(cryptString), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> aesDecrypt(byte[] cryptString, byte[] keyString) {
         return aesDecrypt(val(cryptString), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> aesDecrypt(Field<T> cryptString, Field<T> keyString) {
         return function("aes_decrypt", cryptString.getType(), cryptString, keyString);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> aesEncrypt(String string, String keyString) {
         return aesEncrypt(val(string), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> aesEncrypt(byte[] string, byte[] keyString) {
         return aesEncrypt(val(string), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>AES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> aesEncrypt(Field<T> string, Field<T> keyString) {
         return function("aes_encrypt", string.getType(), string, keyString);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> desDecrypt(String cryptString) {
         return desDecrypt(val(cryptString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> desDecrypt(byte[] cryptString) {
         return desDecrypt(val(cryptString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> desDecrypt(Field<T> cryptString) {
         return function("des_decrypt", cryptString.getType(), cryptString);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> desDecrypt(String cryptString, String keyString) {
         return desDecrypt(val(cryptString), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> desDecrypt(byte[] cryptString, byte[] keyString) {
         return desDecrypt(val(cryptString), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_DECRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> desDecrypt(Field<T> cryptString, Field<T> keyString) {
         return function("des_decrypt", cryptString.getType(), cryptString, keyString);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> desEncrypt(String string) {
         return desEncrypt(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> desEncrypt(byte[] string) {
         return desEncrypt(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> desEncrypt(Field<T> string) {
         return function("des_encrypt", string.getType(), string);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> desEncrypt(String string, String keyString) {
         return desEncrypt(val(string), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> desEncrypt(byte[] string, byte[] keyString) {
         return desEncrypt(val(string), val(keyString));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>DES_ENCRYPT()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> desEncrypt(Field<T> string, Field<T> keyString) {
         return function("des_encrypt", string.getType(), string, keyString);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>COMPRESS()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>COMPRESS()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> compress(String string) {
         return compress(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>COMPRESS()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>COMPRESS()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> compress(byte[] string) {
         return compress(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>COMPRESS()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>COMPRESS()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> compress(Field<T> string) {
         return function("compress", string.getType(), string);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESS()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESS()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> uncompress(String string) {
         return uncompress(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESS()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESS()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> uncompress(byte[] string) {
         return uncompress(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESS()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESS()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> uncompress(Field<T> string) {
         return function("uncompress", string.getType(), string);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<Integer> uncompressedLength(String string) {
         return uncompressedLength(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<Integer> uncompressedLength(byte[] string) {
         return uncompressedLength(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>UNCOMPRESSED_LENGTH()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<Integer> uncompressedLength(Field<T> string) {
         return function("uncompressed_length", Integer.class, string);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA1()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA1()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> sha1(String string) {
         return sha1(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA1()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA1()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> sha1(byte[] string) {
         return sha1(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA1()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA1()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> sha1(Field<T> string) {
         return function("sha1", string.getType(), string);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA2()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA2()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> sha2(String string, int hashLength) {
         return sha2(val(string), val(hashLength));
     }
 
-
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA2()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA2()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> sha2(byte[] string, int hashLength) {
         return sha2(val(string), val(hashLength));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA2()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>SHA2()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> sha2(Field<T> string, Field<Integer> hashLength) {
         return function("sha2", string.getType(), string, hashLength);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>PASSWORD()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>PASSWORD()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<String> password(String string) {
         return password(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>PASSWORD()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>PASSWORD()</code> function.
      */
     public static Field<byte[]> password(byte[] string) {
         return password(val(string));
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>PASSWORD()</code> function
+     * Get the MySQL-specific <code>PASSWORD()</code> function.
      */
     public static <T> Field<T> password(Field<T> string) {
         return function("password", string.getType(), string);