SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer ...

If you find yourself doing this a lot in Microsoft SQL Server, you can get better performance by using a table-valued function instead and using CROSS APPLY in the query.

Table-valued parameters let you pass a collection of table rows as a parameter to your stored procedure. The benefit of passing table rows is you can short circuit some of the stored procedure code ...

3. Do use table-valued functions This is one of my favorite tricks of all time because it is truly one of those hidden secrets that only the experts know.

With SQL Server 2016, that is no longer a problem. Implementation Row-Level Security in SQL Server 2016 (and SQL Azure) is based on a specially crafted inline table valued function.