Character Data Types, Why is Text Best? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Jesse Estevez
Subject Character Data Types, Why is Text Best?
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Msg-id 200005181450.KAA41106@hub.org
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Why is text the recommended character data type?

Is it accessed faster than the other data types?




Jesse
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Jesse Estevez
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