Suppose you create a method named method_1. The following SQL text is a partial definition for method_1.
CREATE INSTANCE METHOD method_1 ( p1 TD_ANYTYPE) FOR SYSUDTLIB … method_1 EXTERNAL NAME … ;
When you submit a HELP METHOD request on method_1, the output looks like this.
Note that the specifications of TD_ANYTYPE as the parameter data type for p1 is returned as ++ in the report returned by this HELP METHOD request.
HELP METHOD method_1;
Result:
*** Help information returned. 3 rows. *** Total elapsed time was 1 second. Parameter Name Type Comment ------------------------------ ---- ------------------------------------ SELF UT ? P1 ++ ? RETURN0 I ?