Using Clauses with UDTs or UDFs | CREATE/REPLACE FUNCTION | Teradata Vantage - RETURNS Clause - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL Data Definition Language Detailed Topics

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2024-10-04
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This mandatory clause specifies the data type of the parameter value returned by the function. You can specify any valid data type except TD_ANYTYPE, VARIANT_TYPE and TABLE, including UDTs.

The defined return data type is stored as an entry in DBC.TVFields using the name RETURN0[n], where n is a sequentially defined integer used to guarantee the uniqueness of the value. This ensures that user-defined parameter names are not duplicated.