Stragg Function inside a Package

Question

Hi Experts,
When i tried to use Stragg Function inside package, it throws error
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE PKG_TEST AS
FUNCTION STRAGG(INPUT VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2;
END PKG_TEST;
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY PKG_TEST AS
FUNCTION STRAGG (INPUT VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2 PARALLEL_ENABLE AGGREGATE USING string_agg_type;
END PKG_TEST;
SHOW ERRORS
Package created.
Warning: compiled but with compilation errorsAny Suggestions...
Thanks

Answer 1

Thanks Frank.
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Why do you need (or even want) STRAGG to be in a package? If it's a stand-alone function, you can call it from within a package whne you want to.
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Actually my requirement is to have all code inside package and not in open.
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The second example is not referencing pkg_test. Maybe you have two functions called STRAGG, one inside pkg_test (which has a bug) and one that is not in any package (which works correctly).
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No...just only one function.
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Whenever you have problems with a user-defined function, post the code that creates the user-defined function. (Make sure it's formatted.)
Even if you just copied the function from AskTom, post exactly what's on your system. There may be a editing error of which you're not aware.
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Here is what i have with me,
Type Object and Body.
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE string_agg_type
AS OBJECT
    total varchar2(4000),
    STATIC FUNCTION
        ODCIAggregateInitialize (sctx IN OUT string_agg_type )
    RETURN NUMBER,
    MEMBER FUNCTION
        ODCIAggregateIterate
        (    self    IN OUT    string_agg_type
        ,    value    IN    VARCHAR2)
    RETURN NUMBER,
    MEMBER FUNCTION
        ODCIAggregateTerminate
        (    self        IN    string_agg_type
        ,    returnValue    OUT    VARCHAR2
        ,    flags        IN    NUMBER
    RETURN NUMBER,
    MEMBER FUNCTION
        ODCIAggregateMerge
        (    self    IN OUT string_agg_type
        ,    ctx2    IN string_agg_type
    RETURN NUMBER
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE BODY string_agg_type
IS
    STATIC FUNCTION
        ODCIAggregateInitialize
        (    sctx    IN OUT    string_agg_type
    RETURN    NUMBER
    IS
    BEGIN
        sctx := string_agg_type ( NULL );
        RETURN ODCIConst.Success;
    END;
    MEMBER FUNCTION
        ODCIAggregateIterate
        (    self    IN OUT    string_agg_type,
            value    IN    VARCHAR2
    RETURN NUMBER
    IS
    BEGIN
        self.total := SUBSTR(self.total || value, 1, 4000);
        RETURN ODCIConst.Success;
    END;
    MEMBER FUNCTION
        ODCIAggregateTerminate
        (    self        IN    string_agg_type
        ,    returnValue    OUT    VARCHAR2
        ,    flags        IN    NUMBER
    RETURN NUMBER
    IS
    BEGIN
        returnValue := self.total;
        RETURN ODCIConst.Success;
    END;
    MEMBER FUNCTION
        ODCIAggregateMerge
        (    self    IN OUT    string_agg_type
        ,    ctx2    IN    string_agg_type
    RETURN NUMBER
    IS
    BEGIN
        self.total := self.total || ctx2.total;
        RETURN ODCIConst.Success;
    END;
END;
SHOW ERRORSMy Package
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE PKG_TEST AS
    FUNCTION STRAGG(INPUT VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2 PARALLEL_ENABLE;
END PKG_TEST;
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY PKG_TEST AS
    FUNCTION STRAGG (INPUT VARCHAR2) RETURN VARCHAR2 PARALLEL_ENABLE AGGREGATE USING string_agg_type;
END PKG_TEST;
/Any way ....i just looked in to Solomon Code and tried it similarly. Not getting the expected and i believe it is a bug.
Thanks a lot for your time to analyze and reply to my post.