Example: VARIANT_TYPE - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-11-06
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

This example shows a user-defined aggregate function with an input parameter named parameter_1 declared as a VARIANT_TYPE data type.

CREATE TYPE INTEGERUDT AS INTEGER FINAL;
CREATE FUNCTION udf_agch002002dynudt (parameter_1 VARIANT_TYPE)
RETURNS INTEGERUDT CLASS AGGREGATE (4)
LANGUAGE C
NO SQL
EXTERNAL NAME 'CS!udf_agch002002dynudt!udf_agch002002dynudt.c'
PARAMETER STYLE SQL;