# LONG VARCHAR FOR BIT DATA

The LONG VARCHAR FOR BIT DATA type allows storage of bit strings up to 32,700 bytes. It is identical to VARCHAR FOR BIT DATA, except that you do not have to specify a maximum length when creating columns of this type.

#### Syntax

    LONG VARCHAR FOR BIT DATA

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

LONGVARBINARY

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