ORA-19279 XQuery dynamic type mismatch expected singleton sequence - got multi-item sequence
(Doc ID 1505158.1)
Last updated on MAY 01, 2023
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.5 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 10.2 to 11.2]Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Goal
The following query returns error: ORA-19279: XPTY0004 - XQuery dynamic type mismatch: expected singleton sequence - got multi-item sequence
when the XML document contains multiple sequence nodes.
For example, the following emp.xml document contains multiple JOB nodes:
<!--emp.xml -->
<EMPS>
<EMPTABLE>
<EMPLOYEE ENAME="Scott">
<EMPNO NO="7844">
<JOB>Manager</JOB>
<JOB>Accountant</JOB>
<JOB>Teacher</JOB>
<SAL>100000</SAL>
</EMPNO>
</EMPLOYEE>
</EMPTABLE>
</EMPS>
ORA-19279 XQuery dynamic type mismatch expected singleton sequence
- got multi-item sequence
Solution
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