# LONG VARCHAR data type

The LONG VARCHAR type allows storage of character strings with a maximum length of 32,700 characters.

It is identical to VARCHAR, except that you cannot specify a maximum length when creating columns of this type.

## Syntax

    LONG VARCHAR

## Corresponding compile-time Java type

java.lang.String

## JDBC metadata type (java.sql.Types)

LONGVARCHAR

When you are converting from Java values to SQL values, no Java type corresponds to LONG VARCHAR.

Parent topic: Data types