Oracle 12c DBMS_XQUERY Demos

Oracle DBMS_XQUERY Version 12.1.0.1

General Information

Library Note

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The Library is currently in the process of being upgraded from Oracle Database Version 11.2.0.3 to 12.1.0.1. Demos are being upgraded to reflect the new Container paradigm as well as EBR (Edition Based Redefinition) and may contain references to CDBs, PDBs, and other objects you may not be familiar with such as CDB_OBJECTS_AE: Welcome to 12c.

Purpose

Database support for XQuery

AUTHID

CURRENT_USER

Dependencies

XMLTYPE

Documented

First Available

11.2.0.1

Security Model

Owned by SYS with EXECUTE granted to PUBLIC

Source

{ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/initxqry.sql

EVAL

Undocumented

dbms_xquery.eval(xqry IN VARCHAR2) RETURN XMLTYPE;

conn uwclass/uwclass@pdbdev

set serveroutput on

DECLARE
inval VARCHAR2(200) := '''FOR $i IN /PDRecord where $i /PDName = "Daniel Morgan" ORDER BY $i/PDName return $i/PDName'' PASSING BY VALUE person_data';
retval XMLTYPE;
BEGIN
retval := dbms_xquery.eval(inval);
END;
/

DECLARE
inval VARCHAR2(200) := 'FOR $i IN /PDRecord where $i /PDName = "Daniel Morgan" ORDER BY $i/PDName return $i/PDName';
retval XMLTYPE;
BEGIN
retval := dbms_xquery.eval(inval);
END;
/