INTERVAL HOUR - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL External Routine Programming

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.10
Published
July 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-07-27
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

C Data Type Definition

typedef SMALLINT HOUR;

Usage

The range of values defined for the SQL INTERVAL HOUR 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 type, see Teradata Vantage™ - Data Types and Literals, B035-1143.

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

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