Indexes on Character Types - Mailing list pgsql-general

From val@webtribe.net
Subject Indexes on Character Types
Date
Msg-id 20040728113157.9A05E1834E@cheetah.webtribe.net
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Responses Re: Indexes on Character Types  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@dcc.uchile.cl>)
List pgsql-general
In the 7.3 documentation about character data types
(http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/static/datatype-
character.html), it states:
 "Tip: There are no performance differences between these* three
types, apart from the increased storage size when using the
blank-padded type."
*referencing character, character varying and text data types

Is that statement applicable to indexes applied to those
columns?  Is there any difference in performance for an index
applied to a character, character varying and text data type?

Your input will be appreciated and will help to put an end to a
debate.

TIA,
Val

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