TEXT variable with DEFAULT value : TEXT « Procedure Function « MySQL Tutorial

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mysql>
mysql> delimiter $$
mysql>
mysql> CREATE PROCEDURE myProc()
    -> BEGIN
    ->     DECLARE l_text TEXT DEFAULT 'This is a really long string.  In stored programs we can use text columns fairly freely, but in tables there are some limitations regarding indexing and use in various expressions.';
    ->     select l_text;
    -> END$$
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> delimiter ;
mysql>
mysql> call myProc();
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| l_text                                                                                                                                                                               |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| This is a really long string.  In stored programs we can use text columns fairly freely, but in tables there are some limitations regarding indexing and use in various expressions. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> drop procedure myProc;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql>