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* Link fix. * DOCAPI-7436: Updated Enum docs.
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# Enum
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# Enum8, Enum16
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Enumerated type storing pairs of the `'string' = integer` format.
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Includes the `Enum8` and `Enum16` types. `Enum` saves the finite set of pairs of `'string' = integer`. In ClickHouse, all operations with the `Enum` data type are performed as if value contains integers, although the user is working with string constants. This is more effective in terms of performance than working with the `String` data type.
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ClickHouse supports:
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- `Enum8` is described by pairs of `'String' = Int8`.
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- `Enum16` is described by pairs of `'String' = Int16`.
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- 8-bit `Enum`. It can contain up to 256 values with enumeration of `[-128, 127]`.
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- 16-bit `Enum`. It can contain up to 65536 values with enumeration of `[-32768, 32767]`.
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ClickHouse automatically chooses a type for `Enum` at data insertion. Also, you can use `Enum8` or `Enum16` types to be sure in size of storage.
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## Usage examples
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Here we create a table with an `Enum8('hello' = 1, 'world' = 2)` type column:
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```
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE t_enum
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(
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x Enum8('hello' = 1, 'world' = 2)
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x Enum('hello' = 1, 'world' = 2)
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)
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ENGINE = TinyLog
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```
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This column `x` can only store the values that are listed in the type definition: `'hello'` or `'world'`. If you try to save any other value, ClickHouse will generate an exception.
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This column `x` can only store the values that are listed in the type definition: `'hello'` or `'world'`. If you try to save any other value, ClickHouse will generate an exception. ClickHouse automatically chooses the 8-bit size for enumeration of this `Enum`.
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```
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```sql
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:) INSERT INTO t_enum VALUES ('hello'), ('world'), ('hello')
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INSERT INTO t_enum VALUES
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Exception on client:
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Code: 49. DB::Exception: Unknown element 'a' for type Enum8('hello' = 1, 'world' = 2)
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Code: 49. DB::Exception: Unknown element 'a' for type Enum('hello' = 1, 'world' = 2)
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```
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When you query data from the table, ClickHouse outputs the string values from `Enum`.
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```
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```sql
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SELECT * FROM t_enum
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┌─x─────┐
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If you need to see the numeric equivalents of the rows, you must cast the `Enum` value to integer type.
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```
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```sql
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SELECT CAST(x, 'Int8') FROM t_enum
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┌─CAST(x, 'Int8')─┐
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To create an Enum value in a query, you also need to use `CAST`.
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```
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SELECT toTypeName(CAST('a', 'Enum8(\'a\' = 1, \'b\' = 2)'))
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```sql
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SELECT toTypeName(CAST('a', 'Enum(\'a\' = 1, \'b\' = 2)'))
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┌─toTypeName(CAST('a', 'Enum8(\'a\' = 1, \'b\' = 2)'))─┐
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│ Enum8('a' = 1, 'b' = 2) │
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└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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┌─toTypeName(CAST('a', 'Enum(\'a\' = 1, \'b\' = 2)'))─┐
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│ Enum8('a' = 1, 'b' = 2) │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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## General rules and usage
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