BEGINCREATE Static Procedure

This procedure begins the creation process on a new AnyData.

Syntax

STATIC PROCEDURE BeginCreate(
   dtype          IN OUT NOCOPY AnyType,
   adata          OUT NOCOPY AnyData);

Parameters

Table 85-2 BEGINCREATE Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
dtype	The type of the AnyData. (Should correspond to OCI_TYPECODE_OBJECT or a Collection typecode.)
adata	AnyData being constructed.

Exception

DBMS_TYPES.invalid_parameters: dtype is invalid (not fully constructed, etc.)

Usage Notes

There is NO NEED to call PieceWise() immediately after this call. Automatically, the construction process begins in a piece-wise manner.