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
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2023-07-11
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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,
   ... )
{  ... }