19 авг. 2023 г. · There is no difference between the two. VARCHAR (without a specified length) behaves the same as TEXT.

21 июн. 2019 г. · The only difference between the two types is that varchar does a length check on the string. So the only time it makes sense to use varchar is ...

2 апр. 2017 г. · Varchar, being non-unicode, uses less storage space per character than text does. There are also other performance impacts arising from Varchar ...

8 февр. 2023 г. · As a matter of style, I prefer to use VARCHAR for single-line text, VARCHAR(n) for single-line text with a maximum limit, and TEXT for multi- ...

2 авг. 2020 г. · I was wondering what the differences were between text and varchar. From what I've found, varchar can be faster and is stored inline if used ...

8 февр. 2023 г. · The biggest downside of using TEXT over something like VARCHAR(50) is that applications can't parse the length check for the 50 characters. But ...

3 июл. 2022 г. · As I understand: text is equal to varchar when no length is specified. varchar(n) is padded. Does this mean that when a string is no more ...

9 мая 2024 г. · I am trying to understand the difference's between VARCHAR(n) and TEXT CHECK (char_length(x) <= n) when it comes to migrations.

8 февр. 2023 г. · This answer is relative to your engine, data type and how strict you are on saving bytes between char(8) vs varchar (8).

8 февр. 2023 г. · Use a varchar with a sensible limit for things you want to be very big, use text if you want it to be unlimited.