What is the difference between CHAR(50) and VARCHAR(50)?
Quelle est la différence entre CHAR(50) et VARCHAR(50) ?
Answers
ACHAR stores letters only, while VARCHAR stores numbers only, and neither accepts bothCHAR ne stocke que des lettres et VARCHAR que des chiffres, et aucun des deux n'accepte les deux
BCHAR is fixed length (padded); VARCHAR stores only the characters usedCHAR a une longueur fixe (complétée) ; VARCHAR ne stocke que les caractères utilisés
CVARCHAR can hold unlimited textVARCHAR peut contenir un texte illimité
DThere is no differenceIl n'y a aucune différence
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