Contao\CoreBundle\Doctrine\Schema\DcaSchemaProvider::setLengthAndPrecisionByType PHP Method

    private function setLengthAndPrecisionByType($type, $dbType, &$length, &$scale, &$precision, &$fixed)
    {
        switch ($type) {
            case 'char':
            case 'binary':
                $fixed = true;
                break;
            case 'float':
            case 'double':
            case 'real':
            case 'numeric':
            case 'decimal':
                if (preg_match('([A-Za-z]+\\(([0-9]+)\\,([0-9]+)\\))', $dbType, $match)) {
                    $length = null;
                    $precision = $match[1];
                    $scale = $match[2];
                }
                break;
            case 'tinytext':
                $length = MySqlPlatform::LENGTH_LIMIT_TINYTEXT;
                break;
            case 'text':
                $length = MySqlPlatform::LENGTH_LIMIT_TEXT;
                break;
            case 'mediumtext':
                $length = MySqlPlatform::LENGTH_LIMIT_MEDIUMTEXT;
                break;
            case 'tinyblob':
                $length = MySqlPlatform::LENGTH_LIMIT_TINYBLOB;
                break;
            case 'blob':
                $length = MySqlPlatform::LENGTH_LIMIT_BLOB;
                break;
            case 'mediumblob':
                $length = MySqlPlatform::LENGTH_LIMIT_MEDIUMBLOB;
                break;
            case 'tinyint':
            case 'smallint':
            case 'mediumint':
            case 'int':
            case 'integer':
            case 'bigint':
            case 'year':
                $length = null;
                break;
        }
    }