OracleXmlType Members

7.5.1 OracleXmlType Members

OracleXmlType members are listed in the following tables.

OracleXmlType Constructors

The OracleXmlType constructors are listed in Table 7-19.

Table 7-19 OracleXmlType Constructors

Constructor	Description
OracleXmlType Constructors	Creates an instance of the `OracleXmlType` class (Overloaded)

OracleXmlType Static Methods

The OracleXmlType static methods are listed in Table 7-20.

Table 7-20 OracleXmlType Static Methods

Methods	Description
`Equals`	Inherited from `System.Object` (Overloaded)

OracleXmlType Static Fields

The OracleXmlType static field is listed in Table 7-21.

Table 7-21 OracleXmlType Static Field

Static Field	Description
Null	Represents a null value that can be assigned to an `OracleXmlType` instance

OracleXmlType Instance Properties

The OracleXmlType instance properties are listed in Table 7-22.

Table 7-22 OracleXmlType Instance Properties

Properties	Description
Connection	Indicates the `OracleConnection` that is used to retrieve and store XML data in the `OracleXmlType`
IsEmpty	Indicates whether or not the `OracleXmlType` is empty
IsFragment	Indicates whether the XML data is a collection of XML elements or a well-formed XML document
IsNull	Indicates whether or not the `OracleXmlType` is null
IsSchemaBased	Indicates whether or not the XML data represented by the `OracleXmlType` is based on an XML schema
RootElement	Represents the name of the top-level element of the schema-based XML data contained in the `OracleXmlType`
Schema	Represents the XML schema of the XML data contained in the `OracleXmlType`
SchemaUrl	Represents in the database for the XML schema of the XML data contained in the `OracleXmlType`.
Value	Returns the XML data starting from the first character in the current instance as a string

OracleXmlType Instance Methods

The OracleXmlType instance methods are listed in Table 7-23.

Table 7-23 OracleXmlType Instance Methods

Methods	Description
Clone	Creates a copy of the `OracleXmlType` instance
Dispose	Releases the resources allocated by this `OracleXmlType` object
`Equals`	Inherited from `System.Object`
Extract	Extracts a subset from the XML data using the given XPath expression (Overloaded)
`GetHashCode`	Inherited from `System.Object`
GetStream	Returns an instance of `OracleXmlStream` which provides a read-only stream of the XML data stored in this `OracleXmlType` instance
`GetType`	Inherited from `System.Object`
GetXmlDocument	Returns a `XmlDocument` object containing the XML data stored in this `OracleXmlType` instance
GetXmlReader	Returns a `XmlTextReader` object that can be used to manipulate XML data directly using the .NET Framework classes and methods
IsExists	Checks for the existence of a particular set of nodes identified by the given XPath expression in the XMLdata (Overloaded)
`ToString`	Inherited from `System.Object`
Transform	Transforms the `OracleXmlType` into another `OracleXmlType` instance using the given XSL document (Overloaded)
Update	Updates the XML node or fragment identified by the given XPath expression in the current `OracleXmlType` instance (Overloaded)
Validate	Validates whether or not the XML data in the `OracleXmlType` object conforms to the given XML schema.