VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT 'This will not be padded' : VARCHAR « Procedure Function « MySQL Tutorial

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mysql>
mysql> delimiter $$
mysql>
mysql> CREATE PROCEDURE myProc()
    -> BEGIN
    ->      DECLARE l_varchar   VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT 'This will not be padded';
    ->
    ->     select l_varchar;
    -> END$$
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> delimiter ;
mysql>
mysql> call myProc();
+-------------------------+
| l_varchar               |
+-------------------------+
| This will not be padded |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> drop procedure myProc;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql>