PIECEWISE Member Procedure

This procedure sets the MODE of construction, access of the data value to be an attribute at a time (if the data value is of TYPECODE_OBJECT).

It sets the MODE of construction, access of the data value to be a collection element at a time (if the data value is of a collection TYPE). Once this call has been made, subsequent Set*() and Get*() calls will sequentially obtain individual attributes or collection elements.

Syntax

MEMBER PROCEDURE PieceWise(
   self         IN OUT NOCOPY AnyDataSet);

Parameters

Table 86-4 PIECEWISE Procedure Parameter

Parameter	Description
self	The AnyDataSet being constructed.

Exceptions

DBMS_TYPES.invalid_parameters 
DBMS_TYPES.incorrect_usage: On incorrect usage.

Usage Notes

The current data value must be of an object or collectyon type before this call can be made. There is no support for piece-wise construction or access of embedded object type attributes or nested collections.