The mystic getClobVal()
问题 I have a table (AKADMIN) with an XMLTYPE column which name is XML. I would like to use the getClobVal() with this column. select t.xml.getClobVal() /**/ , t.xml.getClobVal() -- , t.xml.getClobVal() as clobval , t.xml.getClobVal() from akadmin t where ROWID = 'AAAQc6AAIAAAADDAAA' ; In the resultset the first 4 column give CLOB type, but the fifth column XMLTYPE. I have to type any comment or alias after getClobVal() to correct (CLOB) type of the result. Why? Another issue, when I leave the