INTERVAL HOUR TO SECOND - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL External Routine Programming

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-03-30
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

C Data Type Definition

typedef struct IntrvlHtoS
{
    SMALLINT hour;
    SMALLINT minute;
    DECIMAL4 seconds;
} IntrvlHtoS;

Usage

The seconds member is laid out as a DECIMAL(8,6) numeric field, which can represent up to two digits of whole seconds and six digits of fractional seconds.

The range of values defined for the SQL INTERVAL HOUR TO SECOND type applies to the input arguments and return argument of a function. A value outside the valid range of values produces an error. For details on the INTERVAL HOUR TO SECOND type, see Teradata Vantage™ - Data Types and Literals, B035-1143.

Here is an example using INTERVAL HOUR TO SECOND in a UDF definition and C function declaration.

SQL Function Definition Equivalent C Function Declaration
CREATE FUNCTION F1 (
 A INTERVAL HOUR(2) TO SECOND(2))
RETURNS INTERVAL HOUR TO SECOND
 ...;
void f1( IntrvlHtoS *a,
         IntrvlHtoS *result,
   ... )
{  ... }