How to fix the Oracle error PLS-00718: type of attribute ‘string’ does not allow modifications to the attribute?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPLS-00718: type of attribute ‘string’ does not allow modifications to the attribute with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PLS-00718: type of attribute ‘string’ does not allow modifications to the attribute

Reason for the Error PLS-00718: type of attribute ‘string’ does not allow modifications to the attribute

The type of the attribute to modify is not one of VARCHAR2, NUMBER, or RAW.

How to fix the Error PLS-00718: type of attribute ‘string’ does not allow modifications to the attribute ?

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

Only VARCHAR2, NUMBER and RAW type attributes are allowed to be modified.