C Data Type Definition
typedef int XML_HANDLE;
Usage
Use the XML_HANDLE data type when passing an XML instance as an argument or returning an XML type result.
Here is an example using an XML parameter in a UDF definition and XML_HANDLE in a C function declaration.
SQL Function Definition | Equivalent C Function Declaration |
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CREATE FUNCTION F1 (A XML(100)) RETURNS XML(100) ...; |
void f1( XML_HANDLE *a, XML_HANDLE *result, ... ) { ... } |
UDFs, UDMs, and external stored procedures can also process XML data as VARCHAR, CLOB, VARBYTE, or BLOB values. You can use the XMLSERIALIZE function to serialize an XML value to a VARCHAR, CLOB, VARBYTE, or BLOB value before passing it to an external routine. You can use the CREATEXML function to create an XML type value from the results of an external routine.
For information about the XMLSERIALIZE and CREATEXML functions, see Teradata Vantage™ - XML Data Type, B035-1140.
Therefore, in addition to the XML_HANDLE data type, you can also use the following C data types as parameters and return types of UDFs, UDMs, and external stored procedures that process XML: