IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface

The IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface is used by ODP.NET to create arrays that represent Oracle Collections.

Declaration

// C#
public interface IOracleArrayTypeFactory

Thread Safety

All public static methods are thread-safe, although instance methods do not guarantee thread safety.

Requirements

Namespace: Oracle.DataAccess.Types

Assembly: Oracle.DataAccess.dll

Microsoft .NET Framework Version: 2.0 or later

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IOracleArrayTypeFactory Members

IOracleArrayTypeFactory members are listed in the following tables.

IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface Methods

IOracleArrayTypeFactory interface methods are listed in Table 16-26.

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IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface Methods

IOracleArrayTypeFactory Interface methods are listed in Table 16-27.

CreateArray

This interface method returns a new array of the specified length to store Oracle Collection elements.

Declaration

// C#
Array CreateArray(int numElems);

Parameters

• numElems

  The number of collection elements to be returned.

Return Value

A System.Array object.

Remarks

An Oracle Collection Type may be represented in either of the following ways:

• As an array of the appropriate type. The type must be able to represent a collection element.

• As a Custom Type that contains an array of the appropriate type.

In both cases, the CreateArray method creates an array of the specified length to store the collection elements.

CreateStatusArray

This method returns a newly allocated OracleUdtStatus array of the specified length that will be used to store the null status of the collection elements.

Declaration

// C#
Array CreateStatusArray(int numElems);

Parameters

• numElems

  The number of collection elements to be returned.

Return Value

A multi-dimensional OracleUdtStatus array as a System.Array.

Remarks

An Oracle Collection Type can be represented in the following ways:

• As an array of the appropriate type. The type must be able to represent a collection element.

• As a Custom Type that contains an array of the appropriate type.

In both cases, the CreateStatusArray method creates an OracleUdtStatus array of the specified length that stores the null status of the collection elements.