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      13.3 String Data Types
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       13.3.1 String Data Type Syntax
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       13.3.2 The CHAR and VARCHAR Types
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       13.3.3 The BINARY and VARBINARY Types
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       13.3.4 The BLOB and TEXT Types
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       13.3.5 The ENUM Type
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       13.3.6 The SET Type
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   The string data types are
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     CHAR
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     VARCHAR
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    <code class="literal">
     BINARY
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     VARBINARY
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    <code class="literal">
     BLOB
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     TEXT
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     ENUM
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     SET
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   For information about storage requirements of the string data
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    Section 13.7, “Data Type Storage Requirements”
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   For descriptions of functions that operate on string values, see
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    Section 14.8, “String Functions and Operators”
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