GETDATA

The GETDATA function is used to obtain the text content within a DOM character data node, such as those of the DOMCHARACTERDATA or DOMTEXT types.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLDOM.getData (
   cd IN DBMS_XMLDOM.DOMCHARACTERDATA);

Parameters

Return value

Character data content, of type VARCHAR2.

Usage instructions

If you hold a generic DOMNODE, you must first convert it to a DOMCHARACTERDATA using MAKECHARACTERDATA before calling this function.

Examples

DECLARE
  character_data DBMS_XMLDOM.DOMCHARACTERDATA;
  data           VARCHAR2(32767);
BEGIN
  data := DBMS_XMLDOM.getData(character_data);
END;
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