SQL Reference

DBCLOB

>>-DBCLOB--(--graphic-expression----+-------------+--)---------><
                                    '-,--integer--'
 

The schema is SYSIBM.

The DBCLOB function returns a DBCLOB representation of a graphic string type.

graphic-expression

An expression that returns a value that is a graphic string.

integer

An integer value specifying the length attribute of the resulting DBCLOB data type. The value must be between 0 and 1 073 741 823. If integer is not specified, the length of the result is the same as the length of the first argument.

The result of the function is a DBCLOB. If the argument can be null, the result can be null; if the argument is null, the result is the null value.