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Myrna van Lunteren edited comment on DERBY-3005 at 1/26/15 10:59 PM: --------------------------------------------------------------------- updates are in the latest alpha manuals. resolving. was (Author: myrna): results are in the latest alpha manuals. resolving. > Document possibility to specify method signature in EXTERNAL NAME when > creating a procedure/function > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DERBY-3005 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3005 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Documentation > Affects Versions: 10.4.1.3 > Reporter: Kristian Waagan > Assignee: Myrna van Lunteren > Fix For: 10.12.0.0 > > Attachments: DERBY-3005.diff, DERBY-3005_2.diff, > rrefsqljexternalname.html, rrefsqljexternalname.html > > > In some cases it might be necessary to specify the method signature of the > external method used as a function or procedure in Derby (using CREATE > FUNCTION or CREATE PROCEDURE). > This possibility is not documented in the manuals, but there is an entry in > the FAQ (http://db.apache.org/derby/faq.html#null_args): > Either declare the function with RETURNS NULL ON NULL INPUT or define the > Java method signature in the external name clause. See the "Create function > problem" derby-user mail list topic. > The mail thread: > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/db-derby-user/200602.mbox/%3c4404e53d.1050...@apache.org%3e > The relevant sections in the manuals should be updated to describe the > feature. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)