The function
ora-lob-element-type
returns the Lisp element type that best corresponds to the charset of the LOB locator
lob-locator
.
For BLOB and BFILE
type
is
(unsigned-byte 8)
. For CLOB, NCLOB and CFILE
type
is either
base-char
or simple-char, depending on the charset.
Note: this function is available only when the "oracle" module is loaded. See the section Oracle LOB interface for more information.