TD_ANYTYPE - 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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en-US
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2025-03-30
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Product Category
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Usage

A TD_ANYTYPE parameter type can accept any system-defined data type or user-defined type; therefore, the parameters are passed in as void *.

For details on the TD_ANYTYPE type, see Defining Functions that Use the TD_ANYTYPE Type.

Here is an example using TD_ANYTYPE in a UDF definition and C function declaration.

SQL Function Definition Equivalent C Function Declaration
CREATE FUNCTION F1 (
  A TD_ANYTYPE )
RETURNS TD_ANYTYPE
 ...;
void f1( void *a,
         void *result,
   ... )
{  ... }