v.20.5New Feature

Add NCHAR and NVARCHAR Synonyms for Data Types

Add NCHAR and NVARCHAR synonims for data types. #11025 (alexey-milovidov).
Added NCHAR and NVARCHAR as synonyms for existing string data types in ClickHouse.

Why it matters

To improve compatibility and ease migration from other database systems that use NCHAR and NVARCHAR data types, allowing users to utilize familiar type names without changing their schema definitions.

How to use it

Users can now declare columns using NCHAR and NVARCHAR data types in their table definitions just like existing string types. No additional configuration is required.