OracleDbType Enumeration

OracleDbType enumerated values are used to explicitly specify the OracleDbType of an OracleParameter.

Table 6-147 lists all the OracleDbType enumeration values with a description of each enumerated value.

Table 6-147 OracleDbType Enumeration Values

Member Name	Description
`Array`	Oracle Collection (`VArray` or Nested Table) Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver
`BFile`	Oracle `BFILE` type
`BinaryFloat`	Oracle `BINARY_FLOAT` type
`BinaryDouble`	Oracle `BINARY_DOUBLE` type
`Blob`	Oracle `BLOB` type
`Boolean`	Oracle `BOOLEAN` type Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver
`Byte`	`byte` type
`Char`	Oracle `CHAR` type
`Clob`	Oracle `CLOB` type
`Date`	Oracle `DATE` type
`Decimal`	Oracle `NUMBER` type
`Double`	8-byte `FLOAT` type
`Int16`	2-byte `INTEGER` type
`Int32`	4-byte `INTEGER` type
`Int64`	8-byte `INTEGER` type
`IntervalDS`	Oracle `INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND` type
`IntervalYM`	Oracle `INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH` type
`Long`	Oracle `LONG` type
`LongRaw`	Oracle `LONG` `RAW` type
`NChar`	Oracle `NCHAR` type
`NClob`	Oracle `NCLOB` type
`NVarchar2`	Oracle `NVARCHAR2` type
`Object`	Oracle `Object` Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver
`Raw`	Oracle `RAW` type
`Ref`	Oracle `REF` Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver
`RefCursor`	Oracle `REF` `CURSOR` type
`Single`	4-byte `FLOAT` type, supports 6 precisions
`TimeStamp`	Oracle `TIMESTAMP` type
`TimeStampLTZ`	Oracle `TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE` type
`TimeStampTZ`	Oracle `TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE` type
`Varchar2`	Oracle `VARCHAR2` type
`XmlType`	Oracle `XMLType` type Not Available in ODP.NET, Managed Driver

Requirements

Provider	ODP.NET, Unmanaged Driver	ODP.NET, Managed Driver
Assembly	`Oracle.DataAccess.dll`	`Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll`
Namespace	`Oracle.DataAccess.Client`	`Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Client`
.NET Framework	3.5, 4.0, 4.5	4.0, 4.5