How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19023: The first argument to UPDATEXML operator has to be an XMLTYPE?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19023: The first argument to UPDATEXML operator has to be an XMLTYPE with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19023: The first argument to UPDATEXML operator has to be an XMLTYPE

Reason for the Error ORA-19023: The first argument to UPDATEXML operator has to be an XMLTYPE

The first argument passed to the update value operator was not an XMLTYPE.

How to fix the Error ORA-19023: The first argument to UPDATEXML operator has to be an XMLTYPE ?

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

Rewrite the query so that the first argument to the UPDATEXML operator is XMLTYPE.