Create type object AS / IS

I've been trying without success to find the difference (if any) between the statements AS and IS when creating an object type.

For example
CREATE TYPE typ_person AS /*Here*/ OBJECT (

   id                            NUMBER (9),
   name                          VARCHAR2 (30));

and

CREATE TYPE typ_person IS /*Here*/ OBJECT (

   id                            NUMBER (9),
   name                          VARCHAR2 (30));

Can anyone explain the reason for the two versions?

Thanks,
Ian. Received on Mon Jul 30 2001 - 06:48:48 CDT