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XML data type [Character]

Function 

A domain, implemented as LONG VARCHAR.

Syntax 

XML

Usage 

XML is provided for storing XML documents in an Adaptive Server Anywhere database. Data of type XML is not quoted when generating element content from relational data.

You can cast between the XML data type and any other data type that can be cast to or from a string. Note that there is no checking that the string is well-formed when it is cast to XML.

For information about using the XML data type when generating XML elements, see Storing XML documents in relational databases.

Standards and compatibility 

• Part of the SQL/XML draft standard.

• Sybase    Not supported in Adaptive Server Enterprise.

See also 

LONG VARCHAR data type [Character]