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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pgsql: Doc: document bpchar, clarify relationship of text and varchar.
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In response to Re: pgsql: Doc: document bpchar, clarify relationship of text and varchar.  (Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>)
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Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com> writes:
> BPCHAR is documented as an alias to CHARACTER, but the former can end
> up with no typmod at all whereas the latter defaults to CHARACTER(1).

> Should we document the case of using BPCHAR with no length?

Perhaps; you got specific wording in mind?

(I think that that difference is in fact documented somewhere,
but maybe not where you looked.)

            regards, tom lane

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