G-2340: Always define your VARCHAR2 variables using CHAR SEMANTIC (if not defined anchored).

Minor

Reliability

Reason

Changes to the nls_length_semantic will only be picked up by your code after a recompilation.

In a multibyte environment a varchar2(10) definition may not necessarily hold 10 characters when multibyte characters are part of the value that should be stored, unless the definition was done using the char semantic.

Example (bad)

create or replace package types_up is
   subtype description_type is varchar2(200);
end types_up;
/

Example (good)

create or replace package types_up is
   subtype description_type is varchar2(200 char);
end types_up;
/