How to iterate xml elements using PL/SQL

Hello,
Let's say I have the following xml:
<A>




</A>
I would like to iterate over the B and sub-B elements using PL/SQL?
Any help will be appreciated.

Hi,
You can use 'PL/SQL DOM API for XMLType (DBMS_XMLDOM)'
to work with XML. You can check the example present at
http://otn.oracle.com/docs/products/oracle9i/doc_library/release2/appdev.920/a96620/xdb08pls.htm#1041419
to check how it does.
The API for the package DBMS_XMLDOM is given on the same page(http://otn.oracle.com/docs/products/oracle9i/doc_library/release2/appdev.920/a96620/xdb08pls.htm#1040676)
You can use them for your requirement.
Regards,
Anupama

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