Syntax
Description of xmlcast.gif followsPurpose
XMLCast casts value_expression to the scalar SQL data type specified by datatype. The value_expression argument is a SQL expression that is evaluated. The datatype argument can be of data type NUMBER, VARCHAR2, CHAR, CLOB, BLOB, REF XMLTYPE, and any of the datetime data types.
See Also:
Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide for more information on uses for this function and examplesScripting on this page enhances content navigation, but does not change the content in any way.