CREATE METHOD Examples | Teradata Vantage - Example: Creating a Constructor Method for a UDT - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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en-US
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2025-11-06
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

The following example creates the definition for a constructor method named address for the UDT named address. The external routine for this method is stored on the Teradata platform at the location specified in the EXTERNAL NAME clause.

    CREATE CONSTRUCTOR METHOD address( VARCHAR(20), CHARACTER(5) )
      RETURNS address
      FOR address
      EXTERNAL NAME 
       'SO!C:\structured_lib\addr_cons.obj!F!addr_constructor';