Update char/varchar()/text/bytea to mention they have similar performance

characteristics.

diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index 0a11568350ecbd421165e605ef4639ef49c088d2..bf5dda1ab41aa23e77bc4ad15f98a15f0997be27 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
                 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002
+   Last updated: Sat Oct 19 22:58:02 EDT 2002
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
    
@@ -848,7 +848,8 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
    VARCHAR(n) is best when storing variable-length strings but it limits
    how long a string can be. TEXT is for strings of unlimited length,
    maximum 1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing binary data, particularly
-   values that include NULL bytes.
+   values that include NULL bytes. These types have similar performance
+   characteristics.
    
     4.15.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?
     

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 879e9072142c525399a261e8ef0314fb2af1a1ad..be9c142512442e40d0bd48492923603ac91b8744 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   alink="#0000ff">
     Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
 
-    Last updated: Thu Oct 17 19:33:40 EDT 2002
+    Last updated: Sat Oct 19 22:58:02 EDT 2002
 
     Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (
     "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected])
@@ -1068,7 +1068,8 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
     storing variable-length strings but it limits how long a string can
     be. TEXT is for strings of unlimited length, maximum
     1 gigabyte. BYTEA is for storing binary data,
-    particularly values that include NULL bytes.
+    particularly values that include NULL bytes. These
+    types have similar performance characteristics.
 
     4.15.1) How do I create a
     serial/auto-incrementing field?