Name
serialize — Serializes a value of its argument following the rules of the host RDBMS.
Synopsis
string
serialize
(
|
obj
any
); |
Description
The serialize() function converts an object to a string as follows:
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An empty sequence is converted to an empty string.
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A nonempty node-set is converted to a string by serialization of its first node.
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A non-attribute XML entity is serialized as if it is serialized by http() function. In other words, the result is a plain text of XML syntax. For an attribute XML entity, the value of attribute is returned.
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Values of other types are converted into strings as cast(... as varchar) do this in Virtuoso/PL, exactly.
If the argument is omitted, context node is converted instead as if it is a node-set of one element.
Parameters
obj
Value to be converted into the string
Return Types
String
Errors
Examples
Example 24.617.
string(//title)