(b).

As opposed to a BLOB/CLOB type, which streams only the necessary parts
into memory as they are used.

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 16:32, Adam McMahon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to this list.  H2 seems like a great program and I am highly
> considering using it in my current web app.
>
> In the documentation on var/chars and I saw that "The whole text is
> kept in memory when using this data type."  I was confused as to what
> this statement meant?
>
> a) Does it mean that when the database loads, all var/chars are loaded
> into memory and kept in memory until the database closes?  (so if have
> 80,000 user names, are all kept in memory?)
>
> b) Or, does it mean that H2 keeps the var/chars in memory when
> performing internal operations, and puts them in H2's cache (which can
> then be recycled out when no longer needed).
>
> c) or is it something else other than the above?
>
> thanks,
>
> -Adam
>
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