String ("VARCHAR")

A sequence of Unicode characters. You can specify a maximum character length for the string. For example, VARCHAR (30) represents strings with a maximum length of 30 Unicode characters.

Integer number ("INTEGER")

32-bit two’s-complement arithmetic numbers.

Decimal number ("DECIMAL")

Fixed point numbers consisting of up to 100 digits. You can specify a maximum scale and a maximum precision using the syntax (precision, scale). For example, DECIMAL (15, 4) represents decimals that can have up to 15 digits in all and up to 4 digits after the decimal point.

Floating point number ("DOUBLE")

64-bit IEEE double precision floating point numbers.

Timestamp ("TIMESTAMP")

A combined date and time (hour/minute/second).