Fixed-length binary string type. This type stores a fixed number of bytes, padding with zero bytes if the data is shorter.
The CHAR BYTE data type is an alias for the BINARY data type. This is a compatibility feature.
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CREATE TABLE char_byte_example (
example CHAR BYTE
);SHOW CREATE TABLE char_byte_example\G*************************** 1. row ***************************
Table: char_byte_example
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `char_byte_example` (
`example` binary(1) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1