HR@single_copy> conn / as sysdba
Connected.
SYS@single_copy> select dbms_metadata.get_ddl('TABLE','V_$DATABASE') from dual;
ERROR:
ORA-31603: object "V_$DATABASE" of type TABLE not found in schema "SYS"
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_METADATA", line 1546
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_METADATA", line 1583
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_METADATA", line 1901
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_METADATA", line 2792
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_METADATA", line 4333
ORA-06512: at line 1