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Modifying Varray Elements
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The elements in a varray can only be modified as a whole.
SQL> CREATE Or Replace TYPE addressVarray AS VARRAY(2) OF VARCHAR2(50);
2 /
Type created.
SQL> CREATE TABLE employee (
2 id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
3 first_name VARCHAR2(10),
4 last_name VARCHAR2(10),
5 addresses addressVarray
6 );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> DESCRIBE employee;
Name Null? Type
ID NOT NULL NUMBER(38)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(10)
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2(10)
ADDRESSES ADDRESSVARRAY
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (
2 1, 'Steve', 'Brown',
3 addressVarray(
4 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA',
5 'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB'
6 )
7 );
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT *
2 FROM employee;
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME ADDRESSES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Steve Brown ADDRESSVARRAY('AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA', 'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB')
SQL>
SQL> UPDATE employee
2 SET addresses = addressVarray(
3 'CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC',
4 'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB'
5 )
6 WHERE id = 1;
1 row updated.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT *
2 FROM employee;
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME ADDRESSES
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Steve Brown ADDRESSVARRAY('CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC', 'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB')
SQL>
SQL> drop table employee;
Table dropped.
SQL>
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