V$SQL_BIND_METADATA

V$SQL_BIND_METADATA describes metadata related to bind variables.

V$SQL_BIND_METADATA describes, for each distinct bind variable in each cursor owned by the session querying this view:

• Bind metadata provided by the client, if the bind variable is user defined

• Metadata based on the underlying literal, if the CURSOR_SHARING parameter is set to FORCEand the bind variable is system-generated.

Column	Datatype	Description
ADDRESS	RAW(4 | 8)	Memory address of the child cursor that owns this bind variable
POSITION	NUMBER	Bind position
DATATYPE	NUMBER	Internal identifier for the bind data type. Beginning in Oracle Database 12c, a number representing a PL/SQL data type can appear in this column.
MAX_LENGTH	NUMBER	Maximum length of the bind value
ARRAY_LEN	NUMBER	Maximum number of array elements (for array binds only)
BIND_NAME	VARCHAR2(128)	User-defined or system-generated bind variable name (if used)
CON_ID	NUMBER	The ID of the container to which the data pertains. Possible values include: 0: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to the entire CDB. This value is also used for rows in non-CDBs. 1: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to only the root n: Where n is the applicable container ID for the rows containing data

See Also: “CURSOR_SHARING”