Reference manual is unclear on max length for VARCHAR
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Key: DERBY-4510
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4510
Project: Derby
Issue Type: Bug
Components: Documentation
Affects Versions: 10.5.3.0
Reporter: Knut Anders Hatlen
Priority: Minor
This is what the reference manual says about the length of a VARCHAR:
(http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.5/ref/rrefsqlj41207.html)
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| length is an unsigned integer constant, and it must not be greater
| than the constraint of the integer used to specify the length, the
| value java.lang.Integer.MAX_VALUE.
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| The maximum length for a VARCHAR string is 32,672 characters.
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I don't understand why it talks about Integer.MAX_VALUE here, and I
think it would be less confusing if we replaced the above with this:
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| length is an unsigned integer constant. The maximum length for a
| VARCHAR string is 32,672 characters.
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