User defined table type and table valued parameters

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*********************How to use user defined table type and table valued parameters?********************
【Overview】
In Sql Server 2008 you can pass a table variable in a stored procedure as a parameter. now you have the ability

to send multiple rows of data in a stored procedure.one main advantage of that is that it will reduce the amount

of round trips to the server.

we are going to walk through the following example that explains in sql server 2008. we can create a sample

database.
【For example】

1. Create database sqlserver2008sample
    Let’s create a table- a customers table

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CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Customers](
 [Cust_ID] [int] NOT NULL,
 [Cust_Name] [varchar](50) NOT NULL,
 [Cust_Surname] [varchar](50) NOT NULL,
 [Cust_Email] [varchar](50) NOT NULL
 )
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2. We must insert some values in the table. We can do that by using a stored procedure

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create procedure insertintocustomer(
 
 @Cust_ID int,
 
 @Cust_Name varchar(50),
 
 @Cust_Surname varchar(50),
 @Cust_Email varchar(50))
as
begin
insert into customers
values(
 @Cust_ID,
 @Cust_Name,
 @Cust_Surname,
 @Cust_Email)
end
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3. In order to insert values in the table we must execute that stored procedure multiple times. for example

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execute insertintocustomer 1,‘robbie’,‘fowler’,‘rb@liverpool.com’
execute insertintocustomer 2,‘michael’,‘owen’,‘mo@liverpool.com’
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4. Now lets do the same by inserting table value parameters.
First we create a user defined table data type.

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create type customertype as table
( 
 Cust_ID int,
 Cust_Name varchar(50),
 Cust_Surname varchar(50),
 Cust_Email varchar(50)
 )
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5. Then we create the new stored procedure that takes the table type as a parameter.

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create procedure newcustomer(@Customer_details customertype READONLY)

as

begin

insert into customers

select * from @Customer_details

end
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6. Lets create a variable of table data type. Now we can execute the stored procedure by passing the table

value parameter- @customers

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declare @customers customertype

--lets fill the table variable by using insert statements

insert into @customers values (1,’steven’,‘gerrard’,’sg@liverpool.com’)
insert into @customers values (2,‘jamie’,‘caragher’,‘jc@liverpool.com’)

--Now we can execute the stored procedure by passing the table value parameter- @customers

execute newcustomer @Customers
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8. If we now try a select statement in the customers table we will see the new values added.
    Hope it helps.