Oracle C++ Call Interface Programmer's Guide

Table 6–14 Attributes Belonging to Columns of Tables or Views (Cont.)
Attribute Description Attribute Datatype
ATTR_IS_NULL The precision of numeric
columns. If the precision is
nonzero and scale is -127, then it
is a FLOAT; otherwise a
NUMBER(p, s). If precision is 0,
NUMBER(p, s) can be represented
simply as NUMBER.
ATTR_TYPE_NAME Scale of numeric columns. If the
precision is nonzero and scale is
-127, then it is a FLOAT;
otherwise a NUMBER(p, s). If
precision is 0, then NUMBER(p,
s) can be represented simply as
NUMBER.
ATTR_SCHEMA_NAME Returns 0 if null values are not
permitted for the column
ATTR_REF_TDO Returns a string that is the type
name. The returned value will
contain the type name if the
datatype is SQLT_NTY or SQLT_
REF. If the datatype is SQLT_
NTY, then the name of the named
datatype’s type is returned. If the
datatype is SQLT_REF, then the
type name of the named datatype
pointed to by the REF is returned
ATTR_CHARSET_ID Returns a string with the schema
name under which the type has
been created
ATTR_CHARSET_FORM The REF of the TDO for the type,
if the column type is an object
type
Argument and Result Attributes
bool
string
string
RefAny
Attribute Reference
A parameter for an argument or a procedure or function type (type PTYPE_ARG),
for a type method argument (type PTYPE_TYPE_ARG), or for method results (type
PTYPE_TYPE_RESULT) has the attributes described in Table 6–15.
Table 6–15 Attributes Belonging to Arguments / Results
Attribute Description Attribute Datatype
ATTR_NAME Returns a pointer to a string which is the
argument name
string
int
int
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