title: MySQL Workbench TEXT() Column Parameter
body: <p>I dont usually use MySQL workbench, I am trying to create a table with a text column by choosing TEXT(), however I am not sure what value I should put in between the '()'. If I leave it blank it gives me the error:</p>
  
  <p>The given data type 
  TEXT()
  contains errors and cannot be accepted. The previous value is kept instead.</p>
  
  <p>I can put a number inside the parentheses but I wanted to know how it affects the column.</p>
  
  <p>I could not find any answers online. I know how it affects things such as DATETIME() but not this data type.  </p>