Use value function with single xmltype table

  

SQL> create table myTable of xmltype;

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into myTable values(XMLTYPE('
  2    <customer>
  3     <name>Chris</name>
  4      <telephone>123 555-1234</telephone>
  5    </customer>'))
  6  /

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> select * from myTable;



SYS_NC_ROWINFO$
------------------------------------------------------

  <customer>
   <name>Chris</name>
    <telephone>123 555-1234</telephone>
  </

1 row selected.

SQL>
SQL> update myTable c
  2  set value(c) = updateXML(value(c), '/customer/name/text()','new value')
  3  /

1 row updated.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select extractvalue(value(c),'/customer/telephone')
  2  from myTable c
  3  where existsnode(value(c),'/customer/name = "Chris"') = 1
  4  /

no rows selected

SQL>
SQL> drop table myTable;

Table dropped.

SQL>

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