SQL> create table myTable of xmltype;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into myTable values(XMLTYPE('
2
3 name value
4
5 /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> select * from myTable;
SYS_NC_ROWINFO$
------------------------------------------------------
name value
1 row selected.
SQL>
SQL> update myTable c
2 set value(c) = updateXML(value(c), '/customer/name/text()','new value')
3 /
1 row updated.
SQL>
SQL> drop table myTable;
Table dropped.
SQL>