XML encoding considerations

Following some guidelines helps you to avoid encoding issues when you store or retrieve XML data in Db2 tables.

Encoding considerations for input of XML data to a Db2 table
When you update XML data in a Db2 table, you need to avoid data loss.
Encoding considerations for retrieval of XML data from a Db2 table
When you retrieve XML data from a Db2 table, you need to avoid data loss and truncation.
XML data encoding in JDBC and SQLJ applications
In general, Java™ applications have fewer XML encoding issues than Db2 ODBC or embedded SQL applications because the application code page is always Unicode.

Parent topic: XML data encoding

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Background information on XML internal encoding

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XML encoding scenarios