PIECEWISE Member Procedure

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

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

Syntax

MEMBER PROCEDURE PieceWise(
   self         IN OUT NOCOPY AnyData);

Parameter

Table 85-3 BEGINCREATE Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
self	The current data value.

Exceptions

• DBMS_TYPES.invalid_parameters

• DBMS_TYPES.incorrect_usage: On incorrect usage.

Usage Notes

The current data value must be of an OBJECT or COLLECTION type before this call can be made.

Piece-wise construction and access of nested attributes that are of object or collection types is not supported.