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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2005
James W. Warner, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Zhen Hua Liu, San Mateo, CA (US);
Muralidhar Krishnaprasad, Fremont, CA (US);
James W. Warner, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Zhen Hua Liu, San Mateo, CA (US);
Muralidhar Krishnaprasad, Fremont, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for representing XML information is provided. A serialized image of XML information is generated. The serialized image comprises a collection of one or more serialized data values, where each particular serialized data value in the collection includes data associated with a particular serialized data value type of a plurality of serialized data value types. The serialized image may also comprise a first field that includes a first value, which indicates that the serialized image includes the collection of one or more serialized data values. In some embodiments, the method is performed at a database system that supports a native XML data type, wherein the XML information is one or more instances of the native XML data type.