How to fix the Oracle error OCI-22164: delete element operation is not allowed for variable-length array?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorOCI-22164: delete element operation is not allowed for variable-length array with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

OCI-22164: delete element operation is not allowed for variable-length array

Reason for the Error OCI-22164: delete element operation is not allowed for variable-length array

Trying to delete an element of a variable-length array.

How to fix the Error OCI-22164: delete element operation is not allowed for variable-length array ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Ensure that the collection is not a variable-length array prior to calling this function.