Syntax error What is the maximum length of each type of identifier in MySQL?

What is the maximum length of each type of identifier in MySQL?



As we know that certain objects within MySQL are known as identifiers. These objects include a database, table, index, column, alias, view, stored procedure, partition, tablespace etc. Identifiers are stored using Unicode (UTF-8). The maximum length of each type of identifier is given in the following table:

Sr. No. Identifier
Maximum Length (characters)
1 Database
64
2 Table 64
3 Column 64
4 Index
64
5 Constraint
64
6 Stored Procedure or Function
64
7 Trigger
64
8 View
64
9 Event
64
10 Tablespace
64
11 Log File Group
64
12 Alias
256
13 Compound Statement Label
16
Updated on: 2020-02-06T10:31:07+05:30

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