How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19262: XQST0042 – namespace constructor not inside an element constructor?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19262: XQST0042 – namespace constructor not inside an element constructor with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19262: XQST0042 – namespace constructor not inside an element constructor

Reason for the Error ORA-19262: XQST0042 – namespace constructor not inside an element constructor

The enclosing expression of a computed namespace constructor was not a computed element constructor.

How to fix the Error ORA-19262: XQST0042 – namespace constructor not inside an element constructor ?

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

Fix the namespace constructor to be inside an element constructor.