Function

Summary

Returns the database character set identifier of a LOB.

Package

sql

Signature

ora-lob-char-set-id lob-locator &key errorp => db-charset-id

Arguments

lob-locator

A LOB locator.

errorp

A generalized boolean.

Values

db-charset-id

A non-negative number.

Description

The function ora-lob-char-set-id returns the database charactor set identifier of the LOB underlying lob-locator.

db-charset-id is 0 for a binary LOB.

If an error occurs and errorp is true, an error is signaled. If errorp is false, the function returns an object of type sql-database-error. The default value of errorp is nil.

Notes

1. This is a direct call to OCILobCharSetID.
2. ora-lob-char-set-id is available only when the "oracle" module is loaded. See the section Oracle LOB interface for more information.