Decompose
Syntax

Decompose definition is - to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds. How to use decompose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of decompose. For example, do decompose a case in 4 parts in the x direction, n has to be set to (4 1 1). To split the domain into 8 parts, 4 in the x direction and 2 in the z direction, n has to be set to (4 1 2). Hierarchical: it's the same than simple, but the user can specify the order according to which the decomposition is done.
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DECOMPOSE
is valid only for Unicode characters. DECOMPOSE
takes as its argument a string in any datatype and returns a Unicode string after decomposition in the same character set as the input. For example, an o-umlaut code point will be returned as the 'o' code point followed by an umlaut code point.
string
can be any of the datatypesCHAR
,VARCHAR2
,NCHAR
,NVARCHAR2
,CLOB
, orNCLOB
.CANONICAL
causes canonical decomposition, which allows recomposition (for example, with theCOMPOSE
function) to the original string. This is the default.COMPATIBILITY
causes decomposition in compatibility mode. In this mode, recomposition is not possible. This mode is useful, for example, when decomposing half-width and full-width katakana characters, where recomposition might not be desirable without external formatting or style information.

Decompose Math
CLOB
and NCLOB
values are supported through implicit conversion. If char
is a character LOB value, it is converted to a VARCHAR
value before the COMPOSE
operation. The operation will fail if the size of the LOB value exceeds the supported length of the VARCHAR
in the particular development environment.

See Also:
Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide for information on Unicode character sets and character semanticsExamples
Decompose Definition
The following example ss the string 'Châteaux
' into its component code points:
Decomposer Definition Biology
Note:
Decomposer Examples
The results of this example can vary depending on the character set of your operating system.