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21 OCI Any Type and Data Functions

This chapter describes the OCI Any Type and Data functions.

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For code examples, see the demonstration programs included with your Oracle Database installation. For additional information, see Appendix BOpens a new window.

This chapter contains these topics:

Introduction to Any Type and Data Interfaces

This chapter describes the OCI Any Type and Data functions in detail.

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"AnyType, AnyData, and AnyDataSet Interfaces"Opens a new window

Conventions for OCI Functions

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

Function Return Values

The OCI Any Type and Data functions typically return one of the values described in Table 21-1Opens a new window.

Table 21-1 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.

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"Error Handling in OCI"Opens a new window for more information about return codes and error handling