This chapter describes the OCI Any Type and Data functions.
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For code examples, see the demonstration programs included with your Oracle installation. For additional information, refer to Appendix B, "OCI Demonstration Programs".This chapter contains these topics:
This chapter describes the OCI Any Type and Data functions in detail.
A description of each of the function parameters. This includes the parameter's mode. The mode of a parameter has three possible values, as described next:
Detailed information about the function if available. This may include restrictions on the use of the function, or other information that might be useful when using the function in an application. An optional section.
All the functions in this chapter are related to each other.
The OCI Any Type and Data functions typically return one of the following values:
Table 20-2 Function Return Values
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The operation succeeded |
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The operation failed. The specific error can be retrieved by calling |
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The OCI handle passed to the function is invalid. |
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For more information about return codes and error handling, see the section "Error Handling in OCI"