newContext Function

This function, given a query string, generates a new context handle to be used in subsequent functions.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLGEN.newContext (

queryString  IN VARCHAR2)

RETURN ctxHandle;

Parameters

Table 71-2 shows the parameters of the newContext function.

Table 71-2 newContext Function Parameters

Parameter	Description
queryString (IN)	The query string, the result of which must be converted to XML.

Returns

The context handle.

Usage Notes

You must call this function first to obtain a handle that you can use in the getXML() and other functions to get XML back from the result.