What is the difference between CHAR and VARCHAR2? If
VARCHAR2 serves the uses of CHAR why CHAR is still used and
not been discarded yet?
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Answer Posted / chandu
Have more diff between char and varchar2
char size only 2000 bytes in sql, default size is 1 byte.
it will occupying the trailing spaces. so much of memory wasted.
varchar2 size 4000 bytes in sql and no default size.
it will not occupying the trailing spaces.
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