What is difference between CHAR and VARCHAR2?What is the
maximum SIZE allowed for each type?
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Answer Posted / roopesh kumar
Varchar2: The max. allowed length is 4000 byte default 0
i.e. nothing. This is variable length datatype. it will
take only same space as value stored.
Char: Max. permitable length 2000 byte. Default length 0.
It will store value blank padded to right side till
full length as declared.
Ex. SQL> create table fg (d varchar2);
create table fg (d varchar2)
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00906: missing left parenthesis
SQL> create table fg (d char);
Table created.
SQL> desc fg
Name Null? Type
------------------------------- -------- ----
D CHAR(1)
SQL> create table cher_chk (col1 char(12));
Table created.
SQL> insert into cher_chk values ('raj');
1 row created.
SQL> select length(col1) from cher_chk
2 /
LENGTH(COL1)
------------
12
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