oci-new-collection.xml

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<refentry xml:id="function.oci-new-collection" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>oci_new_collection</refname>
  <refpurpose>Allocates new collection object</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type class="union"><type>OCICollection</type><type>false</type></type><methodname>oci_new_collection</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>connection</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>type_name</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type class="union"><type>string</type><type>null</type></type><parameter>schema</parameter><initializer>&null;</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Allocates a new collection object.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>connection</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       An Oracle connection identifier, returned by 
       <function>oci_connect</function> or <function>oci_pconnect</function>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>type_name</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Should be a valid named type (uppercase).
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>schema</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Should point to the scheme, where the named type was created. The name
       of the current user is used when &null; is passed.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns a new <classname>OCICollection</classname> object or &false; on
   error.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <informaltable>
   <tgroup cols="2">
    <thead>
     <row>
      <entry>&Version;</entry>
      <entry>&Description;</entry>
     </row>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
     <row>
      <entry>8.0.0, PECL OCI8 3.0.0</entry>
      <entry>
       <parameter>schema</parameter> is now nullable.
      </entry>
     </row>
    </tbody>
   </tgroup>
  </informaltable>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  <note>
   <para>
    The <classname>OCICollection</classname> class was called <classname>OCI-Collection</classname> prior to PHP 8 and OCI8 3.0.0.
   </para>
  </note>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>
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