Index on Number & Varchar2

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  • Tillu

    Index on Number & Varchar2

    One of the column in a new table can be ename - varchar2(20) or
    hase_code_ename - number(11) – Hash Code generated by JAVA.
    We are going to create non-unique index on this column as one frequent
    query will have where clause on this column only. Choice is either
    varchar2(20) or number(11).
    1. Is Non-unique index on Number is faster then varchar2? Why?
    2. If Number column has negative values, then will it affect
    performance of Non-unique index on it?
    3. How much space Number & Varchar2 consume? i.e storage space
    difference between number(10) and varchar2(10)


    Tillu
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