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Add new string types to tables section of docs
atharvadeosthale Jan 19, 2026
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fixes and update examples
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30 changes: 19 additions & 11 deletions src/routes/docs/products/databases/tables/+page.markdoc
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Expand Up @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const promise = tablesDB.createTable({
},
{
key: 'name',
type: 'string',
type: 'varchar',
size: 255,
required: true
},
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},
{
key: 'name',
type: 'string',
type: 'varchar',
size: 255,
required: true
},
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],
[
'key' => 'name',
'type' => 'string',
'type' => 'varchar',
'size' => 255,
'required' => true
],
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},
{
'key': 'name',
'type': 'string',
'type': 'varchar',
'size': 255,
'required': True
},
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},
{
key: 'name',
type: 'string',
type: 'varchar',
size: 255,
required: true
},
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ Table result = await tablesDB.CreateTable(
new Dictionary<string, object>
{
{ "key", "name" },
{ "type", "string" },
{ "type", "varchar" },
{ "size", 255 },
{ "required", true }
},
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},
{
'key': 'name',
'type': 'string',
'type': 'varchar',
'size': 255,
'required': true
},
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),
mapOf(
"key" to "name",
"type" to "string",
"type" to "varchar",
"size" to 255,
"required" to true
),
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ List<Map<String, Object>> columns = Arrays.asList(
}},
new HashMap<String, Object>() {{
put("key", "name");
put("type", "string");
put("type", "varchar");
put("size", 255);
put("required", true);
}},
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],
[
"key": "name",
"type": "string",
"type": "varchar",
"size": 255,
"required": true
],
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1226,7 +1226,10 @@ You can choose between the following types.

| Column | Description |
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `string` | String column. |
| `varchar` | String column. Fully indexable if size < 768. Maximum 16,383 characters. |
| `text` | Text column. Prefix indexing only. Maximum 16,383 characters. |
| `mediumtext` | Text column. Prefix indexing only. Maximum 4,194,303 characters. |
| `longtext` | Text column. Prefix indexing only. Maximum 1,073,741,823 characters. |
| `integer` | Integer column. |
| `float` | Float column. |
| `boolean` | Boolean column. |
Expand All @@ -1239,6 +1242,11 @@ You can choose between the following types.
| `line` | Geographic line represented by an ordered list of coordinates. |
| `polygon` | Geographic polygon representing a closed area; supports interior holes. |
| `relationship` | Relationship column relates one table to another. [Learn more about relationships.](/docs/products/databases/relationships) |
| `string` | **Deprecated.** Use `varchar`, `text`, `mediumtext`, or `longtext` instead. |

{% info title="Migrating from string columns" %}
The `string` type is deprecated. Internally, `string` columns dynamically switch between `varchar`, `text`, `mediumtext`, and `longtext` based on the size you specify. Existing `string` columns will change to the appropriate text type based on the size of the existing column.
{% /info %}

If an column must be populated in all rows, set it as `required`.
If not, you may optionally set a default value.
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