RPost wrote:
I also noticed that the 'estimated MemoryUsage() method in DataTypeDescriptor.java has similar, but in some cases different, numbers.
Thanks for the reply--and so the plot thickens. I did notice that values for date/time/timestamp are all 12 in the estimateMemoryUsage method, and that the phrase "I think" shows up once while "Who knows?" shows up three times, which makes me wonder about the accuracy there. On the other hand, the method "getApproximateLengthInBytes()" has the word "approximate" in it, which isn't exactly confidence-boosting, either. And since "getMaximumWidth()" (which is what is currently used for metadata LENGTH) isn't correct either, one is forced to wonder if metadata shouldn't perhaps be doing it's own thing entirely...?
Hmmm, Army
