Oracle9i SQL Reference Release 2 (9.2) Part Number A96540-02 |
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user::=
USER
returns the name of the session user (the user who logged on) with the datatype VARCHAR2
. Oracle compares values of this function with blank-padded comparison semantics.
In a distributed SQL statement, the UID
and USER
functions identify the user on your local database. You cannot use these functions in the condition of a CHECK
constraint.
The following example returns the current user and the user's UID:
SELECT USER, UID FROM DUAL;