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CREATE TYPE

An SQL command for creating a custom data type

CREATE TYPE is a DDL command for creating a custom data type.

CREATE TYPE has always been present in PostgreSQL.

Change history

Work-in-progress

PostgreSQL 14
- SUBSCRIPT function handler option added (commit c7aba7c1)
PostgreSQL 9.1
- option COLLATABLE added (commit 414c5a2e)
PostgreSQL 8.4
- option LIKE added (commit 3f936aac)
- options CATEGORY and PREFERRED added (commit bac3e836)
PostgreSQL 8.3
- CREATE TYPE ... AS ENUM ... syntax added (commit 57690c68)
- options TYPMOD_IN and TYPMOD_OUT added (commit 5725b9d9)
PostgreSQL 8.2
- stand-alone CREATE TYPE name syntax added for creating shell types (commit 8e68d783)
PostgreSQL 8.0
- option ANALYZE added (commit 69946411)
PostgreSQL 7.4
- options SEND and RECEIVE re-added (commit 45d04099)
PostgreSQL 7.3
- CREATE TYPE ... AS ( column_name data_type [, ... ] ) syntax added (commit b1a5f872)
- options EXTERNALLENGTH, VARIABLE, SEND and RECEIVE removed (commit 739adf32)

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PostgreSQL documentation: CREATE TYPE

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ALTER TYPE, DROP TYPE, pg_type