Sql Data types

Data Type
Syntax
Explanation (if applicable)
integer
integer

smallint
smallint

numeric
numeric(p,s)
Where p is a precision value; s is a scale value. For example, numeric(6,2) is a number that has 4 digits before the decimal and 2 digits after the decimal.
decimal
decimal(p,s)
Where p is a precision value; s is a scale value.
real
real
Single-precision floating point number
double precision
double precision
Double-precision floating point number
float
float(p)
Where p is a precision value.
character
char(x)
Where x is the number of characters to store. This data type is space padded to fill the number of characters specified.
character varying
varchar2(x)
Where x is the number of characters to store. This data type does NOT space pad.
bit
bit(x)
Where x is the number of bits to store.
bit varying
bit varying(x)
Where x is the number of bits to store. The length can vary up to x.
date
date
Stores year, month, and day values.
time
time
Stores the hour, minute, and second values.
timestamp
timestamp
Stores year, month, day, hour, minute, and second values.
time with time zone
time with time zone
Exactly the same as time, but also stores an offset from UTC of the time specified.
timestamp with time zone
timestamp with time zone
Exactly the same as timestamp, but also stores an offset from UTC of the time specified.
year-month interval

Contains a year value, a month value, or both.
day-time interval

Contains a day value, an hour value, a minute value, and/or a second value.


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