Oracle 12cR2 OWM_ASSERT

Oracle OWM_ASSERT_PKG Version 12.2.0.1

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Purpose Undocumented but the SYS.DBMS_ASSERT package, plus the functionality of the ASSERT_WS function give an indication that the intention may be related to preventing SQL Injection.

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Dependencies

DBMS_ASSERT	LTRIC	OWM_MIG_PKG
DUAL	LTUTIL	OWM_MP_PKG
LT	LT_EXPORT_PKG	OWM_REPUTIL
LTADM	OWM_BULK_LOAD_PKG	OWM_VSCRIPT_PKG
LTDDL	OWM_DDL_PKG	UD_TRIGS
LTDTRG	OWM_IEXP_PKG	WM_DDL_UTIL

Documented No

First Available 12.2.0.1

Security Model Owned by WMSYS with no privileges granted.

Source {ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/owmasrts.plb

Subprograms

ASSERT	ASSERT_WS_NEQ	VERIFYCALLSTACK
ASSERT_WS	NOOP

ASSERT

Undocumented owm_assert_pkg.assert( var IN VARCHAR2, flag IN NUMBER, verifyStack IN BOOLEAN) RETURN VARCHAR2;

DECLARE

       b      BOOLEAN := TRUE;

       retval VARCHAR2(2000);

      BEGIN

        retval := wmsys.owm_assert_pkg.assert('Test', -1, b);

        dbms_output.put_line(retval);

      END;

      /

-- syntactically valid and runs but returns no value

ASSERT_WS

Returns the var string enclosed in single quotes whether TRUE or FALSE owm_assert_pkg.assert_ws( var IN VARCHAR2, verifyStack IN BOOLEAN) RETURN VARCHAR2;

DECLARE

       b      BOOLEAN := FALSE;

       retval VARCHAR2(2000);

      BEGIN

        retval := wmsys.owm_assert_pkg.assert_ws('Test This', b);

        dbms_output.put_line(retval);

      END;

      /

ASSERT_WS_NEQ

Appears to return the test string unchanged whether TRUE or FALSE owm_assert_pkg.assert_ws_neq( var IN VARCHAR2, verifyStack IN BOOLEAN) RETURN VARCHAR2;

DECLARE

       b      BOOLEAN := FALSE;

       retval VARCHAR2(2000);

      BEGIN

        retval := wmsys.owm_assert_pkg.assert_ws_neq('Test This', b);

        dbms_output.put_line(retval);

      END;

      /

NOOP

Undocumented

Overload 1

Appears to return the test string unchanged whether TRUE or FALSE owm_assert_pkg.noop( var IN VARCHAR2, verifyStack IN BOOLEAN) RETURN VARCHAR2;

DECLARE

       b      BOOLEAN := FALSE;

       retval VARCHAR2(2000);

      BEGIN

        retval := wmsys.owm_assert_pkg.noop('Test This', b);

        dbms_output.put_line(retval);

      END;

      /

Overload 2

Appears to return the test string unchanged whether TRUE or FALSE owm_assert_pkg.noop( var IN CLOB, verifyStack IN BOOLEAN) RETURN CLOB;

DECLARE

       b      BOOLEAN := TRUE;

       retval CLOB;

      BEGIN

        retval := wmsys.owm_assert_pkg.noop('Test This', b);

        dbms_output.put_line(retval);

      END;

      /

VERIFYCALLSTACK

Undocumented owm_assert_pkg.verifycallstack;

exec wmsys.owm_assert_pkg.verifycallstack;