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5.3 Choose a Verification Routine

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After you determine the type of identifier you need to verify, use the following table to select the appropriate verification routine:

Identifier Type
Verification Routine
SQL Literal

Verify whether the literal is a well-formed SQL literal by using DBMS_ASSERT.ENQUOTE_LITERAL.

Simple SQL Name
Verify the input string conform to the basic characteristics of a simple SQL name by using DBMS_ASSERT.SIMPLE_SQL_NAME.

Qualified SQL Name

Step 1

Decompose the qualified SQL name into its simple SQL names by using DBMS_Utility.Name_Tokenize().

Step 2:

Verify each of the simple SQL names using DBMS_ASSERT.SIMPLE_SQL_NAME.