Oracle CTX_MATCHES
Version 26ai

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Purpose Orphaned package header supporting the MATCH_SCORE operator
AUTHID CURRENT_USER
Dependencies
DR$LIB ODCIINDEXCTX RULEINDEXMETHODS
MATCHES    
Documented Yes
First Available Not known
Pragma PRAGMA SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA(default, NONE);
Security Model Owned by SYS with no privileges granted
Source {ORACLE_HOME}/ctx/admin/dr0itypr.sql
 
MATCHES
Undocumented

Overload 1
ctx_matches.matches(
colval IN     VARCHAR2,
text   IN     VARCHAR2,
ia     IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx   IN OUT RuleIndexMethods,
cflg   IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER PARALLEL_ENABLE IS LANGUAGE C
name "rulematches"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH CONTEXT PARAMETERS(
context,
colval,
colval INDICATOR,
text,
text INDICATOR,
text LENGTH,
ia,
ia INDICATOR STRUCT,
sctx,
sctx INDICATOR STRUCT,
cflg,
cflg INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD
Overload 2 ctx_matches.matches(
colval IN     CLOB,
text   IN     VARCHAR2,
ia     IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx   IN OUT RuleIndexMethods,
cflg   IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER PARALLEL_ENABLE IS LANGUAGE C
name "rulematches"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH CONTEXT PARAMTERS(
context,
colval,
colval INDICATOR,
text,
text INDICATOR,
text LENGTH,
ia,
ia INDICATOR STRUCT,
sctx,
sctx INDICATOR STRUCT,
cflg,
cflg INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD
Overload 3 ctx_matches.matches(
colval IN     BLOB,
text   IN     VARCHAR2,
ia     IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx   IN OUT RuleIndexMethods,
cflg   IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER PARALLEL_ENABLE IS LANGUAGE C
name "rulematches"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH CONTEXT PARAMETERS(
context,
colval,
colval INDICATOR,
text,
text INDICATOR,
text LENGTH,
ia,
ia INDICATOR STRUCT,
sctx,
sctx INDICATOR STRUCT,
cflg,
cflg INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD
Overload 4 ctx_matches.matches(
colval IN     VARCHAR2,
text   IN     CLOB,
ia     IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx   IN OUT RuleIndexMethods,
cflg   IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER PARALLEL_ENABLE IS LANGUAGE C
name "rulematches"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH CONTEXT PARAMETERS(
context,
colval,
colval INDICATOR,
text,
text INDICATOR,
text CHARSETID,
ia,
ia INDICATOR STRUCT,
sctx,
sctx INDICATOR STRUCT,
cflg,
cflg INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD
Overload 5 ctx_matches.matches(
colval IN     CLOB,
text   IN     CLOB,
ia     IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx   IN OUT RuleIndexMethods,
cflg   IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER PARALLEL_ENABLE IS LANGUAGE C
name "rulematches"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH CONTEXT PARAMETERS(
context,
colval,
colval INDICATOR,
text,
text INDICATOR,
text CHARSETID,
ia,
ia INDICATOR STRUCT,
sctx,
sctx INDICATOR STRUCT,
cflg,
cflg INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD
Overload 6 ctx_matches.matches(
colval IN     BLOB,
text   IN     CLOB,
ia     IN     sys.odciindexctx,
sctx   IN OUT RuleIndexMethods,
cflg   IN     NUMBER)
RETURN NUMBER PARALLEL_ENABLE IS LANGUAGE C
name "rulematches"
LIBRARY dr$lib
WITH CONTEXT PARAMETERS(
context,
colval,
colval INDICATOR,
text,
text INDICATOR,
text CHARSETID,
ia,
ia INDICATOR STRUCT,
sctx,
sctx INDICATOR STRUCT,
cflg,
cflg INDICATOR,
RETURN OCINumber);
TBD

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