43.9 CLOBBASE642BLOB Function

Use this function to convert a CLOB datatype that is base64 encoded into a BLOB. This is often used when receiving output from a Web service that contains a binary parameter.

Syntax

APEX_WEB_SERVICE.CLOBBASE642BLOB (
	    p_clob IN CLOB)
RETURN BLOB;

Parameters

Table 43-4 CLOBBASE642BLOB Parameters

Parameter	Description
p_clob	The base64 encoded CLOB to convert into a BLOB.

Example

The following example retrieves a base64 encoded node from an XML document as a CLOB and converts it into a BLOB.

declare
	    l_base64	CLOB;
    l_blob	BLOB;
    l_xml   	XMLTYPE;
begin
    l_base64 := apex_web_service.parse_xml_clob(l_xml, ' //runReportReturn/reportBytes/text()');
    	l_blob := apex_web_service.clobbase642blob(l_base64);
end;