float column in sql code example

Example 1: data types in sql

• number(num) - whole numbers up to num digits
• number(num,num2) - num whole numbers up to num2 decimals
• char(num) - fixed length character/string
• varchar2(num) - used for varying length data
• date - full date
• currency - used for prices

Example 2: sql What type is that value?

SELECT TYPEOF(value);