octet_length(char) doesn't behave as expected.
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Description
### Describe the bug
Hi there,
``select octet_length(char)`` doesn't behave as expected.
In the example below - in Postgres (``text`` column) the below SQL would return 25 as the result however in DataFusion (``StringArray`` column ) it just returns the original length of the values in ``n_name``.
```sql
select octet_length(n_name::char(25)) from nation;
```
I'm not sure if this is because the cast to a ``char(25)`` is not behaving as expected
### To Reproduce
create a StringColumn in DF, populate it with some values and run the following SQL on it.
```sql
select octet_length(n_name::char(25)) from nation;
```
### Expected behavior
Should return 25, but it returns the length of each of the values in the column.
### Additional context
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Research direction
Start with the SQL reproduction using a DataFusion StringArray and compare octet_length(n_name::char(25)) with PostgreSQL's result. Trace the cast to char(25) and octet_length behavior, then add coverage showing that the expression returns 25 for the reproduced values.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- postgresql, rust, sql
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100