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214 UTL_RAW

The UTL_RAW package provides SQL functions for manipulating RAW datatypes.

This chapter contains the following topics:


Using UTL_RAW


Overview

This package is necessary because normal SQL functions do not operate on RAWs, and PL/SQL does not allow overloading between a RAW and a CHAR datatype. UTL_RAW also includes subprograms that convert various COBOL number formats to, and from, RAWs.

UTL_RAW is not specific to the database environment, and it may actually be used in other environments. For this reason, the prefix UTL has been given to the package, instead of DBMS.


Operational Notes

UTL_RAW allows a RAW "record" to be composed of many elements. By using the RAW datatype, character set conversion will not be performed, keeping the RAW in its original format when being transferred through remote procedure calls.

With the RAW functions, you can manipulate binary data that was previously limited to the hextoraw and rawtohex functions.


Summary of UTL_RAW Subprograms

Table 214-1 UTL_RAW Package Subprograms

Subprogram Description
BIT_AND Function
Performs bitwise logical "and" of the values in RAW r1 with RAW r2 and returns the "anded" result RAW
BIT_COMPLEMENT Function
Performs bitwise logical "complement" of the values in RAW r and returns the "complement'ed" result RAW
BIT_OR Function
Performs bitwise logical "or" of the values in RAW r1 with RAW r2 and returns the "or'd" result RAW
BIT_XOR Function
Performs bitwise logical "exclusive or" of the values in RAW r1 with RAW r2 and returns the "xor'd" result RAW
CAST_FROM_BINARY_DOUBLE Function
Returns the binary representation of a BINARY_DOUBLE (in RAW)
CAST_FROM_BINARY_FLOAT Function
Returns the binary representation of a BINARY_FLOAT (in RAW)
CAST_FROM_BINARY_INTEGER Function
Returns the binary representation of a BINARY_INTEGER (in RAW)
CAST_FROM_NUMBER Function
Returns the binary representation of a NUMBER (in RAW)
CAST_TO_BINARY_DOUBLE Function
Casts the binary representation of a RAW into a BINARY_DOUBLE
CAST_TO_BINARY_FLOAT Function
Casts the binary representation of a RAW into a BINARY_FLOAT
CAST_TO_BINARY_INTEGER Function
Casts the binary representation of a BINARY_INTEGER (in RAW) into a BINARY_INTEGER
CAST_TO_NUMBER Function
Casts the binary representation of a NUMBER (in RAW) into a NUMBER
CAST_TO_RAW Function
Converts a VARCHAR2 represented using n data bytes into a RAW with n data bytes
CAST_TO_VARCHAR2 Function
Converts a RAW represented using n data bytes into VARCHAR2 with n data bytes
CAST_TO_NVARCHAR2 Function
Converts a RAW represented using n data bytes into NVARCHAR2 with n data bytes
COMPARE Function
Compares RAW r1 against RAW r2
CONCAT Function
Concatenates up to 12 RAWs into a single RAW
CONVERT Function
Converts RAW r from character set from_charset to character set to_charset and returns the resulting RAW
COPIES Function
Returns n copies of r concatenated together
LENGTH Function
Returns the length in bytes of a RAW r
OVERLAY Function
Overlays the specified portion of target RAW with overlay RAW, starting from byte position pos of target and proceeding for len bytes
REVERSE Function
Reverses a byte sequence in RAW r from end to end
SUBSTR Function
Returns len bytes, starting at pos from RAW r
TRANSLATE Function
Translates the bytes in the input RAW r according to the bytes in the translation RAWs from_set and to_set
TRANSLITERATE Function
Converts the bytes in the input RAW r according to the bytes in the transliteration RAWs from_set and to_set
XRANGE Function
Returns a RAW containing all valid 1-byte encodings in succession, beginning with the value start_byte and ending with the value end_byte


BIT_AND Function

This function performs bitwise logical "and" of the values in RAW r1 with RAW r2 and returns the "anded" result RAW.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.BIT_AND (
   r1 IN RAW,
   r2 IN RAW) 
RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(bit_and, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-2 BIT_AND Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r1 RAW to "and" with r2.
r2 RAW to "and" with r1.

Return Values

Table 214-3 BIT_AND Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Containing the "and" of r1 and r2.
NULL Either r1 or r2 input parameter was NULL.

Usage Notes

If r1 and r2 differ in length, the and operation is terminated after the last byte of the shorter of the two RAWs, and the unprocessed portion of the longer RAW is appended to the partial result. The result length equals the longer of the two input RAWs.


BIT_COMPLEMENT Function

This function performs bitwise logical "complement" of the values in RAW r and returns the complement'ed result RAW. The result length equals the input RAW r length.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.BIT_COMPLEMENT (
   r IN RAW) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(bit_complement, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-4 BIT_COMPLEMENT Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r RAW to perform "complement" operation.

Return Values

Table 214-5 BIT_COMPLEMENT Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW The "complement" of r1.
NULL If r input parameter was NULL.


BIT_OR Function

This function performs bitwise logical "or" of the values in RAW r1 with RAW r2 and returns the or'd result RAW.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.BIT_OR (
   r1 IN RAW,
   r2 IN RAW) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(bit_or, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-6 BIT_OR Function Parameters

Parameters Description
r1 RAW to "or" with r2.
r2 RAW to "or" with r1.

Return Values

Table 214-7 BIT_OR Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Containing the "or" of r1 and r2.
NULL Either r1 or r2 input parameter was NULL.

Usage Notes

If r1 and r2 differ in length, then the "or" operation is terminated after the last byte of the shorter of the two RAWs, and the unprocessed portion of the longer RAW is appended to the partial result. The result length equals the longer of the two input RAWs.


BIT_XOR Function

This function performs bitwise logical "exclusive or" of the values in RAW r1 with RAW r2 and returns the xor'd result RAW.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.BIT_XOR (
   r1 IN RAW,
   r2 IN RAW) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(bit_xor, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-8 BIT_XOR Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r1 RAW to "xor" with r2.
r2 RAW to "xor" with r1.

Return Values

Table 214-9 BIT_XOR Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Containing the "xor" of r1 and r2.
NULL If either r1 or r2 input parameter was NULL.

Usage Notes

If r1 and r2 differ in length, then the "xor" operation is terminated after the last byte of the shorter of the two RAWs, and the unprocessed portion of the longer RAW is appended to the partial result. The result length equals the longer of the two input RAWs.


CAST_FROM_BINARY_DOUBLE Function

This function returns the binary representation of a BINARY_DOUBLE (in RAW).

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_FROM_BINARY_DOUBLE(
   n          IN BINARY_DOUBLE,
   endianess IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 1) 
RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_from_binary_double, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

Table 214-10 CAST_FROM_BINARY_DOUBLE Function Parameters

Parameter Description
n The BINARY_DOUBLE value.
endianess A PLS_INTEGER representing big-endian or little-endian architecture. The default is big-endian.

Return Values

The binary representation of the BINARY_DOUBLE value, or NULL if the input is NULL.

Usage Notes


CAST_FROM_BINARY_FLOAT Function

This function returns the binary representation of a BINARY_FLOAT (in RAW).

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_FROM_BINARY_FLOAT(
   n          IN BINARY_FLOAT,
   endianess IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 1) 
RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_from_binary_float, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

Table 214-11 CAST_FROM_BINARY_FLOAT Function Parameters

Parameter Description
n The BINARY_FLOAT value.
endianess A PLS_INTEGER representing big-endian or little-endian architecture. The default is big-endian.

Return Values

The binary representation (RAW) of the BINARY_FLOAT value, or NULL if the input is NULL.

Usage Notes


CAST_FROM_BINARY_INTEGER Function

This function returns the binary representation of a BINARY_INTEGER (in RAW).

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_FROM_BINARY_INTEGER (
   n          IN BINARY_INTEGER
   endianess  IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT BIG_ENDIAN) 
RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_from_binary_integer, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

Table 214-12 CAST_FROM_BINARY_INTEGER Function Parameters

Parameter Description
n The BINARY_INTEGER value.
endianess A PLS_INTEGER representing big-endian or little-endian architecture. The default is big-endian.

Return Values

The binary representation of the BINARY_INTEGER value.


CAST_FROM_NUMBER Function

This function returns the binary representation of a NUMBER (in RAW).

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_FROM_NUMBER (
   n  IN NUMBER)
 RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_from_number, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

Table 214-13 CAST_FROM_NUMBER Function Parameters

Parameter Description
n The NUMBER value.

Return Values

The binary representation of the NUMBER value.


CAST_TO_BINARY_DOUBLE Function

This function casts the binary representation of a BINARY_DOUBLE (in RAW) into a BINARY_DOUBLE.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_BINARY_DOUBLE (
   r          IN RAW
   endianess  IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 1) 
RETURN BINARY_DOUBLE;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_to_binary_double, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

Table 214-14 CAST_TO_BINARY_DOUBLE Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r The binary representation of a BINARY_INTEGER.
endianess A PLS_INTEGER representing big-endian or little-endian architecture. The default is big-endian.

Return Values

The BINARY_DOUBLE value.

Usage Notes


CAST_TO_BINARY_FLOAT Function

This function casts the binary representation of a BINARY_FLOAT (in RAW) into a BINARY_FLOAT.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_BINARY_FLOAT (
   r          IN RAW
   endianess  IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 1) 
RETURN BINARY_FLOAT;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_to_binary_float, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

Table 214-15 CAST_TO_BINARY_FLOAT Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r The binary representation of a BINARY_FLOAT.
endianess A PLS_INTEGER representing big-endian or little-endian architecture. The default is big-endian.

Return Values

The BINARY_FLOAT value.

Usage Notes


CAST_TO_BINARY_INTEGER Function

This function casts the binary representation of a BINARY_INTEGER (in RAW) into a BINARY_INTEGER.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_BINARY_INTEGER (
   r          IN RAW
   endianess  IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT BIG_ENDIAN) 
RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_to_binary_integer, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

Table 214-16 CAST_TO_BINARY_INTEGER Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r The binary representation of a BINARY_INTEGER.
endianess A PLS_INTEGER representing big-endian or little-endian architecture. The default is big-endian.

Return Values

The BINARY_INTEGER value


CAST_TO_NUMBER Function

This function casts the binary representation of a NUMBER (in RAW) into a NUMBER.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_NUMBER (
   r  IN RAW) 
 RETURN NUMBER;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_to_number, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);

Parameters

Table 214-17 CAST_TO_NUMBER function Parameters

Parameter Description
r The binary representation of a NUMBER

Return Values

The NUMBER value.


CAST_TO_RAW Function

This function converts a VARCHAR2 represented using n data bytes into a RAW with n data bytes. The data is not modified in any way; only its datatype is recast to a RAW datatype.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW (
   c  IN VARCHAR2) 
RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_to_raw, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-18 CAST_TO_RAW Function Parameters

Parameter Description
c VARCHAR2 to be changed to a RAW.

Return Values

Table 214-19 CAST_TO_RAW Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Containing the same data as the input VARCHAR2 and equal byte length as the input VARCHAR2 and without a leading length field.
NULL If c input parameter was NULL.


CAST_TO_VARCHAR2 Function

This function converts a RAW represented using n data bytes into VARCHAR2 with n data bytes.

Note:

When casting to a VARCHAR2, the current Globalization Support character set is used for the characters within that VARCHAR2.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_VARCHAR2 (
   r IN RAW) 
RETURN VARCHAR2;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_to_VARCHAR2, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-20 CAST_TO_VARCHAR2 Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r RAW (without leading length field) to be changed to a VARCHAR2.

Return Values

Table 214-21 CAST_TO_VARCHAR2 Function Return Values

Return Description
VARCHAR2 Containing having the same data as the input RAW.
NULL If r input parameter was NULL.


CAST_TO_NVARCHAR2 Function

This function converts a RAW represented using n data bytes into NVARCHAR2 with n data bytes.

Note:

When casting to a NVARCHAR2, the current Globalization Support character set is used for the characters within that NVARCHAR2.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_NVARCHAR2 (
   r IN RAW) 
RETURN NVARCHAR2;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(cast_to_NVARCHAR2, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-22 CAST_TO_NVARCHAR2 Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r RAW (without leading length field) to be changed to a NVARCHAR2).

Return Values

Table 214-23 CAST_TO_NVARCHAR2 Function Return Values

Return Description
NVARCHAR2 Containing having the same data as the input RAW.
NULL If r input parameter was NULL.


COMPARE Function

This function compares RAW r1 against RAW r2. If r1 and r2 differ in length, then the shorter RAW is extended on the right with pad if necessary.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.COMPARE (
   r1  IN RAW,
   r2  IN RAW,
   pad IN RAW DEFAULT NULL) 
  RETURN NUMBER;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(compare, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-24 COMPARE Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r1 1st RAW to be compared, may be NULL or 0 length.
r2 2nd RAW to be compared, may be NULL or 0 length.
pad This is an optional parameter. Byte to extend whichever of r1 or r2 is shorter. The default: x'00'

Return Values

Table 214-25 COMPARE Function Return Values

Return Description
NUMBER Equals 0 if RAW byte strings are both NULL or identical; or,

Equals position (numbered from 1) of the first mismatched byte.



CONCAT Function

This function concatenates up to 12 RAWs into a single RAW. If the concatenated size exceeds 32K, then an error is returned

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CONCAT (  
   r1  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r2  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r3  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r4  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r5  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r6  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r7  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r8  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r9  IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r10 IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r11 IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   r12 IN RAW DEFAULT NULL) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(concat, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

r1....r12 are the RAW items to concatenate.

Return Values

Table 214-26 CONCAT Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Containing the items concatenated.

Exceptions

There is an error if the sum of the lengths of the inputs exceeds the maximum allowable length for a RAW, which is 32767 bytes.


CONVERT Function

This function converts RAW r from character set from_charset to character set to_charset and returns the resulting RAW.

Both from_charset and to_charset must be supported character sets defined to the Oracle server.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.CONVERT (
   r            IN RAW,
   to_charset   IN VARCHAR2,
   from_charset IN VARCHAR2) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(convert, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS);  

Parameters

Table 214-27 CONVERT Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r RAW byte-string to be converted.
to_charset Name of Globalization Support character set to which r is converted.
from_charset Name of Globalization Support character set in which r is supplied.

Return Values

Table 214-28 CONVERT Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Byte string r converted according to the specified character sets.

Exceptions

Table 214-29 CONVERT Function Exceptions

Error Description
VALUE_ERROR Either:

- r missing, NULL, or 0 length

- from_charset or to_charset missing, NULL, or 0 length

- from_charset or to_charset names invalid or unsupported



COPIES Function

This function returns n copies of r concatenated together.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.COPIES (
   r IN RAW,
   n IN NUMBER) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(copies, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-30 COPIES Function Parameters

Parameters Description
r RAW to be copied
n Number of times to copy the RAW (must be positive).

Return Values

This returns the RAW copied n times.

Exceptions

Table 214-31 COPIES Function Exceptions

Error Description
VALUE_ERROR Either:

- r is missing, NULL or 0 length

- n < 1

- Length of result exceeds maximum length of a RAW



LENGTH Function

This function returns the length in bytes of a RAW r.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.LENGTH (
   r  IN RAW) 
RETURN NUMBER;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(length, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-32 LENGTH Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r The RAW byte stream to be measured.

Return Values

Table 214-33 LENGTH Function Return Values

Return Description
NUMBER The current length of the RAW.


OVERLAY Function

This function overlays the specified portion of target RAW with overlay_str RAW, starting from byte position pos of target and proceeding for len bytes.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.OVERLAY (
   overlay_str IN RAW,
   target      IN RAW,
   pos         IN BINARY_INTEGER DEFAULT 1,
   len         IN BINARY_INTEGER DEFAULT NULL,
   pad         IN RAW            DEFAULT NULL) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(overlay, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-34 OVERLAY Function Parameters

Parameters Description
overlay_str Byte-string used to overlay target.
target Byte-string which is to be overlaid.
pos Position in target (numbered from 1) to start overlay.
len The number of target bytes to overlay.
pad Pad byte used when overlay len exceeds overlay_str length or pos exceeds target length.

Defaults and Optional Parameters

Table 214-35 OVERLAY Function Optional Parameters

Optional Parameter Description
pos 1
len To the length of overlay_str
pad x'00'

Return Values

Table 214-36 OVERLAY Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW The target byte_string overlaid as specified.

Usage Notes

If overlay_str has less than len bytes, then it is extended to len bytes using the pad byte. If overlay_str exceeds len bytes, then the extra bytes in overlay_str are ignored. If len bytes beginning at position pos of target exceeds the length of target, then target is extended to contain the entire length of overlay_str.

If len is specified, it must be greater than or equal to 0. If pos is specified, it must be greater than or equal to 1. If pos exceeds the length of target, then target is padded with pad bytes to position pos, and target is further extended with overlay_str bytes.

Exceptions

Table 214-37 OVERLAY Function Exceptions

Error Description
VALUE_ERROR Either:

- Overlay_str is NULL or has 0 length

- Target is missing or undefined

- Length of target exceeds maximum length of a RAW

- len < 0

- pos < 1



REVERSE Function

This function reverses a byte sequence in RAW r from end to end. For example, x'0102F3' would be reversed to x'F30201', and 'xyz' would be reversed to 'zyx'.The result length is the same as the input RAW length.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.REVERSE (
   r IN RAW) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(reverse, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-38 REVERSE Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r RAW to reverse.

Return Values

Table 214-39 REVERSE Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Containing the "reverse" of r.

Exceptions

Table 214-40 REVERSE Function Exceptions

Error Description
VALUE_ERROR R is NULL or has 0 length.


SUBSTR Function

This function returns len bytes, starting at pos from RAW r.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.SUBSTR (
   r   IN RAW,
   pos IN BINARY_INTEGER,
   len IN BINARY_INTEGER DEFAULT NULL) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(substr, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-41 SUBSTR Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r The RAW byte-string from which a portion is extracted.
pos The byte position in r at which to begin extraction.
len The number of bytes from pos to extract from r (optional).

Defaults and Optional Parameters

Table 214-42 SUBSTR Function Exceptions

Optional Parameter Description
len Position pos through to the end of r.

Return Values

Table 214-43 SUBSTR Function Return Values

Return Description
portion of r Beginning at pos for len bytes long.
NULL r input parameter was NULL.

Usage Notes

If pos is positive, then SUBSTR counts from the beginning of r to find the first byte. If pos is negative, then SUBSTR counts backward from the end of the r. The value pos cannot be 0.

If len is omitted, then SUBSTR returns all bytes to the end of r. The value len cannot be less than 1.

Exceptions

Table 214-44 SUBSTR Function Exceptions

Error Description
VALUE_ERROR VALUE_ERROR is returned if:
  • pos = 0 or > length of r

  • len < 1 or > length of r - (pos-1)



TRANSLATE Function

This function translates the bytes in the input RAW r according to the bytes in the translation RAWs from_set and to_set. If a byte in r has a matching byte in from_set, then it is replaced by the byte in the corresponding position in to_set, or deleted.

Bytes in r, but undefined in from_set, are copied to the result. Only the first (leftmost) occurrence of a byte in from_set is used. Subsequent duplicates are not scanned and are ignored.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.TRANSLATE (
   r        IN RAW,
   from_set IN RAW,
   to_set   IN RAW) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(translate, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-45 TRANSLATE Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r RAW source byte-string to be translated.
from_set RAW byte-codes to be translated, if present in r.
to_set RAW byte-codes to which corresponding from_str bytes are translated.

Return Values

Table 214-46 TRANSLATE Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Translated byte-string.

Usage Notes

If to_set is shorter than from_set, then the extra from_set bytes have no translation correspondence and any bytes in r matching.

Note:

Difference from TRANSLITERATE:

- Translation RAWs have no defaults.

- r bytes undefined in the to_set translation RAW are deleted.

- Result RAW may be shorter than input RAW r.

Exceptions

Table 214-47 TRANSLATE Function Exceptions

Error Description
VALUE_ERROR Either:

- r is NULL or has 0 length

- from_set is NULL or has 0 length

- to_set is NULL or has 0 length



TRANSLITERATE Function

This function converts the bytes in the input RAW r according to the bytes in the transliteration RAWs from_set and to_set. Successive bytes in r are looked up in the from_set, and, if not found, copied unaltered to the result RAW. If found, then they are replaced in the result RAW by either corresponding bytes in the to_set, or the pad byte when no correspondence exists.

Bytes in r, but undefined in from_set, are copied to the result. Only the first (leftmost) occurrence of a byte in from_set is used. Subsequent duplicates are not scanned and are ignored. The result RAW is always the same length as r.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.TRANSLITERATE (
   r        IN RAW,
   to_set   IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   from_set IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   pad      IN RAW DEFAULT NULL)
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(transliterate, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-48 TRANSLITERATE Function Parameters

Parameter Description
r RAW input byte-string to be converted.
from_set RAW byte-codes to be converted, if present in r (any length).
to_set RAW byte-codes to which corresponding from_set bytes are converted (any length).
pad 1 byte used when to-set is shorter than the from_set.

Defaults and Optional Parameters

Table 214-49 TRANSLITERATE Function Optional Parameters

Optional Parameter Description
from_set x f00' through x fff'
to_set To the NULL string and effectively extended with pad to the length of from_set as necessary.
pad x'00'.

Return Values

Table 214-50 TRANSLITERATE Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Converted byte-string.

Usage Notes

If the to_set is shorter than the from_set, then the pad byte is placed in the result RAW when a selected from_set byte has no corresponding to_set byte (as if the to_set were extended to the same length as the from_set with pad bytes).

Note:

Difference from TRANSLATE:

- r bytes undefined in to_set are padded.

- Result RAW is always same length as input RAW r.

Exceptions

Table 214-51 TRANSLITERATE Function Exceptions

Error Description
VALUE_ERROR R is NULL or has 0 length.


XRANGE Function

This function returns a RAW containing all valid 1-byte encodings in succession, beginning with the value start_byte and ending with the value end_byte. If start_byte is greater than end_byte, then the succession of resulting bytes begins with start_byte, wraps through x fFF f to x f00 f, and ends at end_byte. If specified, start_byte and end_byte must be single-byte RAWs.

Syntax

UTL_RAW.XRANGE (
   start_byte IN RAW DEFAULT NULL,
   end_byte   IN RAW DEFAULT NULL) 
  RETURN RAW;

Pragmas

pragma restrict_references(xrange, WNDS, RNDS, WNPS, RNPS); 

Parameters

Table 214-52 XRANGE Function Parameters

Parameters Description
start_byte Beginning byte-code value of resulting sequence.
end_byte Ending byte-code value of resulting sequence.

Defaults and Optional Parameters

start_byte - x f00 f
end_byte   - x fFF f

Return Values

Table 214-53 XRANGE Function Return Values

Return Description
RAW Containing succession of 1-byte hexadecimal encodings.