Preamble
Below is a list of data types available in PostgreSQL, which includes string, numeric, and date/time type.
String data types
Below are String data types in PostgreSQL :
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Syntax of data types
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Explanation
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char (size)
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Where size is the number of characters to store. A string of fixed lengths. Space is added to the right to the size of the characters.
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character (size)
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Where size is the number of characters to store. A string of fixed lengths. Space is added to the right to the size of the characters.
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var symbol (size)
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Where size is the number of characters to store. A string of variable lengths.
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character varying(size)
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Where size is the number of characters to store. A string of variable lengths.
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text
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The string of variable length.
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Numerical data types
Below are the numeric data types in PostgreSQL:
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Syntax of data types
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Explanation
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bit(size)
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Bit string of fixed length,
where size is the length of a string of bits. |
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varbit(size) bit varying(size)
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Bit string of variable length,
where size is the length of a string of bits. |
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smallint
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Equivalent to int2.
2-byte integer with a sign. |
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int
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Equivalent to int4.
4-byte integer with a sign. |
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integer
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Equivalent to int4.
4-byte integer with a sign. |
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bigint
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A large integer value, equivalent to int8.
An 8-byte integer with a sign. |
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smallserial
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A small integer value with auto-increment equivalent to serial2.
2-byte integer with a sign, autoincrement. |
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serial
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Auto-incremental integer value, equivalent to serial4.
4-byte integer with a sign, auto-incremental. |
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bigserial
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Large auto-incremental integer value equivalent to serial8.
8-byte integer with a sign, auto-incremental. |
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numeric(m,d)
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Where m is the total number of digits, and d is the number after the decimal fraction.
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double precision
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8 bytes, double-precision, floating-point number.
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real
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4-byte floating-point single-precision number.
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money
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Cost of currency.
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bool
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Logical logical data type – true or false.
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boolean
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Logical logical data type – true or false.
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Date/Time Types of data
Below is the date/time of the data types in PostgreSQL:
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Syntax of data types
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Explanation
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date
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Displayed as “YYYY-MM-DD”.
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timestamp
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Displayed as «YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS».
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timestamp without time zone
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Displayed as «YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS».
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timestamp with time zone
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Displayed as «YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS-TZ».
Equivalent to the timestamptz. |
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time
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Displayed as «HH:MM:SS» without a time zone.
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time without time zone
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Displayed as «HH:MM:SS» without a time zone.
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time with time zone
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Displayed as «HH:MM:SS-TZ» with the time zone.
Equivalent to the time zone. |
Understanding Advanced Datatypes in PostgreSQL
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