Oracle CTX_CATSEARCH
Version 26ai

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Purpose Undocumented
AUTHID CURRENT_USER
Dependencies
CATINDEXMETHODS DR$LIB ODCIINDEXCTX
CATSEARCH    
Documented No
First Available 20c
Pragmas PRAGMA SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA(default, NONE);
Security Model Owned by CTXSYS with EXECUTE granted to PUBLIC
Source {ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/dr0itypc.sql
 
CATSEARCH
Undocumented

Overload 1
ctx_catsearch.catsearch(
colval  IN     VARCHAR2,
text    IN     VARCHAR2,
condcls IN     VARCHAR2,
ia      IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx    IN OUT ctxsys.catindexmethods,
cflg    IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER parallel_enable is language C
NAME "catsearch"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH context
  parameters(
  context,
  Colval,
  Colval   INDICATOR,
  Text,
  Text     INDICATOR,
  Text     LENGTH,
  condcls,
  condcls  INDICATOR,
  condcls  LENGTH,
  ia,
  ia       INDICATOR STRUCT,
  sctx,
  sctx     INDICATOR STRUCT,
  cflg,
  cflg     INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD
Overload 2 ctx_catsearch.catsearch(
colval  IN     VARCHAR2,
text    IN     CLOB,
condcls IN     VARCHAR2,
ia      IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx    IN OUT ctxsys.catindexmethods,
cflg    IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER parallel_enable is language C
NAME "catsearch"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH context
  parameters(
  context,
  Colval,
  Colval   INDICATOR,
  Text,
  Text     INDICATOR,
  Text     LENGTH,
  condcls,
  condcls  INDICATOR,
  condcls  LENGTH,
  ia,
  ia       INDICATOR STRUCT,
  sctx,
  sctx     INDICATOR STRUCT,
  cflg,
  cflg     INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD
Overload 3 ctx_catsearch.catsearch(
colval  IN     CLOB,
text    IN     VARCHAR2,
condcls IN     VARCHAR2,
ia      IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx    IN OUT ctxsys.catindexmethods,
cflg    IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER parallel_enable is language C
NAME "catsearch"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH context
  parameters(
  context,
  Colval,
  Colval   INDICATOR,
  Text,
  Text     INDICATOR,
  Text     LENGTH,
  condcls,
  condcls  INDICATOR,
  condcls  LENGTH,
  ia,
  ia       INDICATOR STRUCT,
  sctx,
  sctx     INDICATOR STRUCT,
  cflg,
  cflg     INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD
Overload 4 ctx_catsearch.catsearch(
colval  IN     CLOB,
text    IN     CLOB,
condcls IN     VARCHAR2,
ia      IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx    IN OUT ctxsys.catindexmethods,
cflg    IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER parallel_enable is language C
NAME "catsearch"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH context
  parameters(
  context,
  Colval,
  Colval  INDICATOR,
  Text,
  Text    INDICATOR,
  Text    LENGTH,
  condcls,
  condcls INDICATOR,
  condcls LENGTH,
  ia,
  ia      INDICATOR STRUCT,
  sctx,
  sctx    INDICATOR STRUCT,
  cflg,
  cflg    INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD

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