Syntax Element: string
Description
Represents the string client type.
Example
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types nstring ("nvarchar") as string, fixstring ("char") as string, guid ("uniqueidentifier") as string; //... column ID with DataType = type(guid); column Column1 with DataType = type(nstring(200)); column USState with DataType = type(fixstring(2));
Notes
- In .NET, this maps to the type System.String
- In Java, this maps to the type java.lang.String
- There is no way to enforce non-nullability at compile time
Related Use Cases
- Specifying design separately from construction
- Getting compiler feedback on your database design
- Keeping clients coupled to the current version
- Transition testing
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