Re: Sorting ANYDATA types

Troy wrote:

> Hi-
>
> I have a need to use an ANYDATA type. Is it possible to sort columns
> with ANYDATA types if the objects contained therein implement the map
> and order functions? I cannot find any info on this.
>
> Thanks-
> Troy

What do you expect a sort to accomplish? What if the values are mixed VARCHAR2, NUMBER, and DATE? Where does 01-JAN-2004 sort to? How about 01/01/2004?

You can always sort ... but you will need to have a sort definition that is logically consistent.

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