The CHAR data type is a fixed-length character data type that can store up to 255 characters. : Char « Data Type « SQL / MySQL






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The CHAR data type is a fixed-length character data type that can store up to 255 characters.

      
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The <length> placeholder specifies the number of characters stored.
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mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE Catalog
    -> (
    ->     ProductID SMALLINT,
    ->     Description VARCHAR(40),
    ->     Category CHAR(3),
    ->     Price DECIMAL(7,2)
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> drop table Catalog;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>








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