DBA_METHOD_RESULTS view tips

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DBA_METHOD_RESULTS

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Oracle 11g makes the following comments about the DBA_METHOD_RESULTS table: "Description of method results of all types in the database"

Related notes on DBA_METHOD_RESULTS:

Column description of the DBA_METHOD_RESULTS view:

OWNER

Description of DBA_METHOD_RESULTS.OWNER: "Onwer of the type"

TYPE_NAME

Description of DBA_METHOD_RESULTS.TYPE_NAME: "Name of the type"

METHOD_NAME

Description of DBA_METHOD_RESULTS.METHOD_NAME: "Name of the method"

METHOD_NO

Description of DBA_METHOD_RESULTS.METHOD_NO: "Method number for distinguishing overloaded method (not to be used as ID number)"

RESULT_TYPE_MOD

Description of DBA_METHOD_RESULTS.RESULT_TYPE_MOD: "Type modifier of the result"

RESULT_TYPE_OWNER

Description of DBA_METHOD_RESULTS.RESULT_TYPE_OWNER: "Owner of the type of the result"

RESULT_TYPE_NAME

Description of DBA_METHOD_RESULTS.RESULT_TYPE_NAME: "Name of the type of the result"

CHARACTER_SET_NAME

Description of DBA_METHOD_RESULTS.CHARACTER_SET_NAME: "Character set name of the result"

DBA_METHOD_RESULTS View Source

Oracle 11g's data dictionary defines the DBA_METHOD_RESULTS view using the following source query:

select u.name, o.name, m.name, m.method#,
decode(bitand(r.properties, 32768), 32768, 'REF',
decode(bitand(r.properties, 16384), 16384, 'POINTER')),
decode(bitand(rt.properties, 64), 64, null, ru.name),
decode(rt.typecode,
9, decode(r.charsetform, 2, 'NVARCHAR2', ro.name),
96, decode(r.charsetform, 2, 'NCHAR', ro.name),
112, decode(r.charsetform, 2, 'NCLOB', ro.name),
ro.name),
decode(r.charsetform, 1, 'CHAR_CS',
2, 'NCHAR_CS',
3, NLS_CHARSET_NAME(r.charsetid),
4, 'ARG:'||r.charsetid)
from sys.user$ u, sys."_CURRENT_EDITION_OBJ" o, sys.method$ m, sys.result$ r,
sys."_CURRENT_EDITION_OBJ" ro, sys.user$ ru, sys.type$ rt
where o.owner# = u.user#
and o.type# <> 10 -- must not be invalid
and o.oid$ = m.toid
and o.subname IS NULL -- get the latest version only
and m.toid = r.toid
and m.version# = r.version#
and m.method# = r.method#
and r.result_toid = ro.oid$
and ro.owner# = ru.user#
and r.result_toid = rt.toid
and r.result_version# = rt.version#

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