What is the difference between varchar and varchar2?
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As for now, they are synonyms.
VARCHARis reserved byOracleto support distinction betweenNULLand empty string in future, asANSIstandard prescribes.VARCHAR2does not distinguish between aNULLand empty string, and never will.If you rely on empty string and
NULLbeing the same thing, you should useVARCHAR2.