MySQL temporary vs memory table in stored procedures

Question

What\'s is better to use in a stored procedure: a temporary table or a memory table?

The table is used to stored summary data for reports.

Are there any trade o

Answer 1

Why is this restricted to just the two options? You can do:

CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE t (avg double) ENGINE=MEMORY;

Which works, although I'm not sure how to check if the memory engine is actually being used here.