Re: Questions about "getApproximateLengthInBytes()"

RPost wrote:

> I also noticed that the 'estimated MemoryUsage() method in
> DataTypeDescriptor.java has similar, but in some cases different, numbers.

Thanks for the reply--and so the plot thickens.  I did notice that values for date/time/timestamp are all 12 in the 
estimateMemoryUsage method, and that the phrase "I think" shows up once while "Who knows?" shows up three times, which 
makes me wonder about the accuracy there.  On the other hand, the method "getApproximateLengthInBytes()" has the word 
"approximate" in it, which isn't exactly confidence-boosting, either.  And since "getMaximumWidth()" (which is what is 
currently used for metadata LENGTH) isn't correct either, one is forced to wonder if metadata shouldn't perhaps be doing 
it's own thing entirely...?

Hmmm,
Army