Some Besov-type spaces $B^{s,tau}_{p,q}(mathbb{R}^n)$ can be characterized in terms of the behavior of the Fourier--Haar coefficients. In this article, the authors discuss some necessary restrictions for the parameters $s$, $tau$, $p$, $q$ and $n$ of this characterization. Therefore, the authors measure the regularity of the characteristic function $mathcal X$ of the unit cube in $mathbb{R}^n$ via the Besov-type spaces $B^{s,tau}_{p,q}(mathbb{R}^n)$. Furthermore, the authors study necessary and sufficient conditions such that the operation $langle f, mathcal{X} rangle$ generates a continuous linear functional on $B^{s,tau}_{p,q}(mathbb{R}^n)$.