Example: Displaying a Java UDF with Array and Period Data Types - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
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17.20
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June 2022
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This statement creates a user defined type named phonenumbers_ary as an array:
CREATE TYPE phonenumbers_ary AS CHAR(10) ARRAY[5];
This statement creates a user defined type named MYINT as an integer:
CREATE TYPE MYINT AS INTEGER FINAL;
The UDF is created using phonenumber_ary and Period(date) type parameters and returns a MYINT type value.
CREATE FUNCTION getPhoneNums(parameter_1 phonenumber_ary,
                  parameter_2 Period(Date))
        RETURNS MYINT
        LANGUAGE JAVA
        NO SQL
        PARAMETER STYLE JAVA 
        EXTERNAL NAME 
        'UDF_JAR:UserDefinedFunctions.getPhoneNums';

Following is an example of HELP FUNCTION for a Java UDF:

HELP FUNCTION getPhoneNums;

Result:

*** Help information returned. 3 rows.
 *** Total elapsed time was 1 second.

Parameter Name                 Type Comment
------------------------------ ---- -----------------------------
parameter_1                    A1    ?
parameter_2                    PD    ?
RETURN0                        UT    ?