TYPE_NAME scalar function

The TYPE_NAME function returns the unqualified name of the dynamic data type of the expression.

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The schema is SYSIBM.

expression
An expression that returns a value of a user-defined structured data type.

The data type of the result of the function is VARCHAR(128 OCTETS). If expression can be null, the result can be null; if expression is null, the result is the null value. Use the TYPE_SCHEMA function to determine the schema name of the type name returned by TYPE_NAME.

Notes

  • This function cannot be used as a source function when creating a user-defined function. Because it accepts any structured data type as an argument, it is not necessary to create additional signatures to support different user-defined types.

Example

A table hierarchy exists having root table EMPLOYEE of type EMP and subtable MANAGER of type MGR. Another table ACTIVITIES includes a column called WHO_RESPONSIBLE that is defined as REF(EMP) SCOPE EMPLOYEE. For each reference in ACTIVITIES, display the type of the row that corresponds to the reference. 
   SELECT TASK, WHO_RESPONSIBLE->NAME,
       TYPE_NAME(DEREF(WHO_RESPONSIBLE)),
       TYPE_SCHEMA(DEREF(WHO_RESPONSIBLE))
     FROM ACTIVITIES
The DEREF function is used to return the object corresponding to the row.