Introduction to XML DB Support in OCI

This chapter describes the XML DB functions in detail.

• Conventions for OCI Functions
  Describes conventions used in describing each function.
• Returns
  Describes the function return values.

See Also:

OCI Support for XML

Conventions for OCI Functions

Describes conventions used in describing each function.

See the Conventions for OCI Functions for the conventions used in describing each function. The entries for each function may also contain the following information:

Returns

Describes the function return values.

Unless otherwise stated, the function returns the values described in Table 32-1.

Table 32-1 Function Return Values

Return Value	Meaning
OCI_SUCCESS	The operation succeeded.
OCI_ERROR	The operation failed. The specific error can be retrieved by calling OCIErrorGet() on the error handle passed to the function.
OCI_INVALID_HANDLE	The OCI handle passed to the function is invalid.

See Also:

Error Handling in OCI for more information about return codes and error handling