ORA-18180: wrong argument is passed to XMLTABLE row expression using PASSING BY REF clause

ORA-18180: wrong argument is passed to XMLTABLE row expression using PASSING BY REF clause


Cause:


An XML document that was not stored in an XMLTYPE table or column was passed to an XMLTABLE row expression using the PASSING BY REF clause.



Action:


Make sure only XML documents that are stored in an xmltype table or column can be passed in as input to XMLTABLE row expression using the PASSING BY REF clause