## Character String

A character string is a data type that consists of a series of alphanumeric characters.

Examples: CHAR[ACTER], VARCHAR, DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP

In a column definition, a code attribute can be entered for the data types CHAR[ACTER] and VARCHAR.

The following comparison options exist for data types CHAR[ACTER] and VARCHAR:

Character strings with the same code attribute | These character strings can be compared to each other.
Character strings with the code attributes ASCII or UNICODE | These character strings are comparable with the character strings of code attributes ASCII and UNICODE, and with data, time, and timestamp values.

See also:

Literal (literal)