Adding a function is just like adding a new class to any other project type.

添加函数就像将新类添加到任何其他项目类型一样。

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A client sending the old type to a new service will still function.

发送旧类型的客户端对新服务来说仍然可用。

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XMLCAST: a new SQL function that converts an XML node's value into a relational data type, such as VARCHAR, INTEGER, DATE, and so on.

XMLCAST：这个新的SQL函数将xml节点的值转换为关系数据类型，比如VARCHAR、INTEGER、DATE等等。

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To be sure, innovation has thrived in these settings, but it has been the sort of process improvement innovation that makes existing industries function better rather than the type that creates new markets, caters to new consumers, or pioneers new business models.

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The UCLA Engineering team created a new type of energy-harvesting polarizer for LCDs called a polarizing organic photovoltaic, which can potentially boost the function of an LCD by working simultaneously as a polarizer, a photovoltaic device and an ambient light or sunlight photovoltaic panel.

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