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B Reserved Words, Keywords, and Namespaces

This appendix contains the following topics:

Reserved Words and Keywords

Some words are reserved by Oracle. That is, they have a special meaning to Oracle and cannot be redefined. For this reason, you cannot use them to name database objects such as columns, tables, or indexes. To view the lists of the Oracle reserved words for SQL and PL/SQL, see the Oracle Database SQL Reference and the PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference.

Pro*C/C++ keywords, like C or C++ keywords, should not be used as variables in your program. Otherwise, an error will be generated. An error may result if they are used as the name of a database object such as a column. Here are the keywords used in Pro*C/C++:

Table B-1 Pro*C and C++ Keywords

Keywords Keywords Keywords Keywords Keywords
all allocate alter analyze and
any arraylen as asc at
audit authorization avg begin between
bind both break by cache
call cast char character character
charf charz check close collection
comment commit connect constraint constraints
context continue convbufsz count create
current currval cursor database date
dateformat datelang day deallocate dec
decimal declare default define delete
deref desc describe descriptor display
distinct do double drop else
enable end endif escape exec
exec execute exists explain extract
fetch float flush for force
found free from function get
global go goto grant group
having hour iaf identified ifdef
ifndef immediate in indicator input
insert integer intersect interval into
is is leading level like
list lob local lock long
max message min minus minute
mode month multiset nchar nchar_cs
next nextval noaudit not notfound
nowait null number numeric nvarchar
nvarchar2 object ocibfilelocator ocibloblocator ocicloblocator
ocidate ociextproccontext ocinumber ociraw ocirowid
ocistring of only open option
option or oracle order output
overlaps package partition precision prepare
prior procedure put raw read
real ref reference register release
rename replace return returning revoke
role rollback rowid rownum savepoint
second section select set set
smallint some sql sql_context sql_cursor
sqlerror sqlwarning start statement stddev
stop string sum sysdate sysdba
sysoper table temporary the threads
time timestamp timezone_hour timezone_minute to
tools trailing transaction trigger trim
truncate type uid ulong_varchar union
unique unsigned update use user
using uvarchar validate values varchar
varchar varchar2 variables variance varnum
varraw view whenever where with
work year zone - -

Oracle Reserved Namespaces

The following table contains a list of namespaces that are reserved by Oracle. The initial characters of function names in Oracle libraries are restricted to the character strings in this list. Because of potential name conflicts, do not use function names that begin with these characters. For example, the Oracle Net Transparent Network Service functions all begin with the characters NS, so you need to avoid naming functions that begin with NS.

Table B-2 Oracle Reserved Namespaces

Namespace Library
XA external functions for XA applications only
SQ external SQLLIB functions used by Oracle Precompiler and SQL*Module applications
O, OCI external OCI functions internal OCI functions
UPI, KP function names from the Oracle UPI layer
NA

NC

ND

NL

NM

NR

NS

NT

NZ

OSN

TTC

Oracle Net Native services product

Oracle Net RPC project

Oracle Net Directory

Oracle Net Network Library layer

Oracle Net Net Management Project

Oracle Net Interchange

Oracle Net Transparent Network Service

Oracle Net Drivers

Oracle Net Security Service

Oracle Net V1

Oracle Net Two task

GEN, L, ORA Core library functions
LI, LM, LX function names from the Oracle Globalization Support layer
S function names from system-dependent libraries

The list in the table is not a comprehensive list of all functions within the Oracle reserved namespaces. For a complete list of functions within a particular namespace, refer to the document that corresponds to the appropriate Oracle library.