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What is the difference between CHAR, VARCHAR, and TEXT?

Q: What is the difference between CHAR, VARCHAR, and TEXT?

**CHAR(n)** is fixed-length (padded), efficient for uniform codes. **VARCHAR(n)** is variable-length up to n, the common choice. **TEXT** holds large/unbounded strings, sometimes stored out-of-row. Pick based on length variability and size.

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CHAR(n) is fixed-length (padded), efficient for uniform codes. VARCHAR(n) is variable-length up to n, the common choice. TEXT holds large/unbounded strings, sometimes stored out-of-row. Pick based on length variability and size.

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