getXML Function

This function generates the XML document based on the SQL query used to initialize the context.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLQUERY.getXML (

ctxHdl  IN ctxType, 
metaType  IN NUMBER := NONE)

Returns

The CLOB and the XML document.

Parameters

Table 72-28 shows the parameters of the getXML function.

Table 72-28 getXML Function Parameters

Parameter	Description
ctxHdl (IN)	The context handle.
metaType (IN)	The XML metadata type (that is, none or DTD).