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[jira] [Updated] (DERBY-6608) Confusing language in BLOB/CLOB
Reference Manual topics
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-6608?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]
Kim Haase updated DERBY-6608:
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Description:
The BLOB topic, http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.10/ref/rrefblob.html, has a paragraph followed by a note stating the following:
{quote}
The length is given in bytes for BLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
Note: Length is specified in bytes for BLOB.
{quote}
Why the note is necessary is not clear to me. Wouldn't it make sense to remove it and rewrite the paragraph to say,
{quote}
The length is specified in bytes for BLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively. If a suffix is specified, the length is in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes.
{quote}
The CLOB topic, http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.10/ref/rrefclob.html, is even more confusing:
{quote}
The length is given in number characters for both CLOB, unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
Length is specified in characters (unicode) for CLOB.
{quote}
Would it be correct to say the following?
{quote}
The length is specified in numeric Unicode characters for CLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
{quote}
I'm not sure how to express what the 1024 multiples are, though. Maybe it's not necessary to do so.
was:
The BLOB topic, http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.10/ref/rrefblob.html, has a paragraph followed by a note stating the following:
{blockquote}
The length is given in bytes for BLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
Note: Length is specified in bytes for BLOB.
{blockquote}
Why the note is necessary is not clear to me. Wouldn't it make sense to remove it and rewrite the paragraph to say,
{blockquote}
The length is specified in bytes for BLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively. If a suffix is specified, the length is in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes.
{blockquote}
The CLOB topic, http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.10/ref/rrefclob.html, is even more confusing:
{blockquote}
The length is given in number characters for both CLOB, unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
Length is specified in characters (unicode) for CLOB.
{blockquote}
Would it be correct to say the following?
{blockquote}
The length is specified in numeric Unicode characters for CLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
{blockquote}
I'm not sure how to express what the 1024 multiples are, though. Maybe it's not necessary to do so.
> Confusing language in BLOB/CLOB Reference Manual topics
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: DERBY-6608
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-6608
> Project: Derby
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Documentation
> Affects Versions: 10.10.2.0
> Reporter: Kim Haase
> Priority: Minor
>
> The BLOB topic, http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.10/ref/rrefblob.html, has a paragraph followed by a note stating the following:
> {quote}
> The length is given in bytes for BLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
> Note: Length is specified in bytes for BLOB.
> {quote}
> Why the note is necessary is not clear to me. Wouldn't it make sense to remove it and rewrite the paragraph to say,
> {quote}
> The length is specified in bytes for BLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively. If a suffix is specified, the length is in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes.
> {quote}
> The CLOB topic, http://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.10/ref/rrefclob.html, is even more confusing:
> {quote}
> The length is given in number characters for both CLOB, unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
> Length is specified in characters (unicode) for CLOB.
> {quote}
> Would it be correct to say the following?
> {quote}
> The length is specified in numeric Unicode characters for CLOB unless one of the suffixes K, M, or G is given, relating to the multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
> {quote}
> I'm not sure how to express what the 1024 multiples are, though. Maybe it's not necessary to do so.
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