178 OWA_TEXT

The OWA_TEXT package contains subprograms used by OWA_PATTERN for manipulating strings. They are externalized so you can use them directly.

Using OWA_TEXT

Types

Types

MULTI_LINE DATA TYPE
ROW_LIST DATA TYPE
VC_ARR DATA TYPE

MULTI_LINE DATA TYPE

This data type is a PL/SQL record that holds large amounts of text. The rows field, of type OWA_TEXT.VC_ARR DATA TYPE, contains the text data in the record.

TYPE multi_line IS RECORD (
   rows           vc_arr,
   num_rows       INTEGER,
   partial_row    BOOLEAN);

ROW_LIST DATA TYPE

This is the data type for holding data to be processed.

TYPE row_list IS RECORD (
   rows           int_arr,
   num_rows       INTEGER);

int_arr IS DEFINED AS:

TYPE int_arr IS TABLE OF INTEGER INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;

VC_ARR DATA TYPE

This is a component of the MULTI_LINE DATA TYPE and is used for holding large amounts of text.

TYPE vc_arr IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(32767) INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;

Summary of OWA_TEXT Subprograms

Table 178-1 OWA_TEXT Package Subprograms

Subprogram	Description
ADD2MULTI Procedure	Adds text to an existing `multi_line` type
NEW_ROW_LIST Function and Procedure	Creates a new `row_list`
PRINT_MULTI Procedure	Prints out the contents of a `multi_list`
PRINT_ROW_LIST Procedure	Prints out the contents of a `row_list`
STREAM2MULTI Procedure	Converts a varchar2 to a `multi_line` type

ADD2MULTI Procedure

This procedure adds content to an existing MULTI_LINE DATA TYPE.

Syntax

OWA_TEXT.ADD2MULTI(
   stream         IN       VARCHAR2,
   mline          IN OUT   multi_line,

continue IN BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE);

Parameters

Table 178-2 ADD2MULTI Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`stream`	The text to add.
`mline`	The `OWA_TEXT.MULTI_LINE DATA TYPE`. The output of this parameter contains stream.
`continue`	If `TRUE`, the procedure appends stream within the previous final row (assuming it is less than 32K). If `FALSE`, the procedure places stream in a new row.

NEW_ROW_LIST Function and Procedure

This function or procedure creates a new OWA_TEXT.ROW_LIST DATA TYPE. The function version uses no parameters and returns a new empty row_list. The procedure version creates the row_list data type as an output parameter.

Syntax

OWA_TEXT.NEW_ROW_LIST 
  RETURN ROW_LIST;

OWA_TEXT.NEW_ROW_LIST(
  rlist    OUT     row_list);

Parameters

Table 178-3 NEW_ROW_LIST Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`rlist`	This is an output parameter containing the new `row_list` data type

Return Values

The function version returns the new row_list data type.

PRINT_MULTI Procedure

This procedure uses the PRINT Procedures or the PRN Procedures to print the "rows" field of the OWA_TEXT.MULTI_LINE DATA TYPE.

Syntax

OWA_TEXT.PRINT_MULTI(
   mline       IN       multi_line);

Parameters

Table 178-4 PRINT_MULTI Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`mline`	The multi_line data type to print.

Return Values

The contents of the multi_line.

PRINT_ROW_LIST Procedure

This procedure uses the PRINT Procedures or the PRN Procedures to print the "rows" field of the OWA_TEXT.ROW_LIST DATA TYPE.

Syntax

OWA_TEXT.PRINT_ROW_LIST(
   rlist       IN       multi_line);

Parameters

Table 178-5 PRINT_ROW_LIST Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`rlist`	The row_list data type to print.

Return Values

The contents of the row_list.

STREAM2MULTI Procedure

This procedure converts a string to a multi_line data type.

Syntax

OWA_TEXT.STREAM2MULTI(
   stream         IN       VARCHAR2
   mline          OUT      multi_line);

Parameters

Table 178-6 STREAM2MULTI Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`stream`	The string to convert.
`mline`	The stream in `OWA_TEXT.MULTI_LINE DATA TYPE` format