Can we have clustered and non clustered index on string data type column?

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Can we have Clustered and non clustered index on String data type column?

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I am not sure whether we can use index on string. I guess yes we can but though not confident.

Posted 17-Apr-21 9:14am

mohit Gupta 2021

Updated 20-Apr-21 1:19am

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Wendelius · Answer 1 · 2021-04-18T04:00:00

Yes you can, however few things to keep in mind
- Do you actually benefit for ordering the rows based on varchar data as clustered index does
- If the column updated often, consider not using a clustered index since some 'reordering' is needed if the content of the column changes
- Index for a varchar isn't a good option if you need to search from the middle of the string. It can help if you search with an exact match or from the beginning of the column (COLUMN LIKE 'Some value%')

kgmmurugesh · Answer 2 · 2021-04-20T01:19:00

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Sure, We can create clustred and non clustred index in strings data type.

Posted 20-Apr-21 1:19am

kgmmurugesh