Oracle® Database SQL Reference 10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14200-02 |
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Syntax
Purpose
XMLComment
generates an XML comment using an evaluated result of value_expr
. The value_expr
must resolve to a string. It cannot contain two consecutive dashes (hyphens). The value returned by the function takes the following form:
<!--string-->
If value_expr
resolves to null, then the function returns null.
See Also:
Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide for more information on this functionExamples
The following example uses the DUAL
table to illustrate the XMLComment
syntax:
SELECT XMLCOMMENT('OrderAnalysisComp imported, reconfigured, disassembled') AS "XMLCOMMENT" FROM DUAL; XMLCOMMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <!--OrderAnalysisComp imported, reconfigured, disassembled-->