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TYPE <em class="replaceable"><code>type_name</code></em> IS <em class="replaceable"><code>ctype</code></em>
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.16.3"><h2>Description</h2><p>
The <code class="command">TYPE</code> command defines a new C type. It is
equivalent to putting a <code class="literal">typedef</code> into a declare
section.
</p><p>
This command is only recognized when <code class="command">ecpg</code> is
run with the <code class="option">-c</code> option.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.16.4"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>type_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name for the new type. It must be a valid C type name.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>ctype</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
A C type specification.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.16.5"><h2>Examples</h2><pre class="programlisting">
EXEC SQL TYPE customer IS
struct
{
varchar name[50];
int phone;
};
EXEC SQL TYPE cust_ind IS
struct ind
{
short name_ind;
short phone_ind;
};
EXEC SQL TYPE c IS char reference;
EXEC SQL TYPE ind IS union { int integer; short smallint; };
EXEC SQL TYPE intarray IS int[AMOUNT];
EXEC SQL TYPE str IS varchar[BUFFERSIZ];
EXEC SQL TYPE string IS char[11];
</pre><p>
Here is an example program that uses <code class="command">EXEC SQL
TYPE</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
EXEC SQL WHENEVER SQLERROR SQLPRINT;
EXEC SQL TYPE tt IS
struct
{
varchar v[256];
int i;
};
EXEC SQL TYPE tt_ind IS
struct ind {
short v_ind;
short i_ind;
};
int
main(void)
{
EXEC SQL BEGIN DECLARE SECTION;
tt t;
tt_ind t_ind;
EXEC SQL END DECLARE SECTION;
EXEC SQL CONNECT TO testdb AS con1;
EXEC SQL SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false); EXEC SQL COMMIT;
EXEC SQL SELECT current_database(), 256 INTO :t:t_ind LIMIT 1;
printf("t.v = %s\n", t.v.arr);
printf("t.i = %d\n", t.i);
printf("t_ind.v_ind = %d\n", t_ind.v_ind);
printf("t_ind.i_ind = %d\n", t_ind.i_ind);
EXEC SQL DISCONNECT con1;
return 0;
}
</pre><p>
The output from this program looks like this:
</p><pre class="screen">
t.v = testdb
t.i = 256
t_ind.v_ind = 0
t_ind.i_ind = 0
</pre><p>
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.7.5.20.16.6"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
The <code class="command">TYPE</code> command is a PostgreSQL extension.
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