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SQL IN PL/SQL

The  only statements allowed directly in pl/sql are DML and TCL.

BINDING

Binding a variable is the process of identifying the storage location associated with an identifier in the program.

Types of binding

Ø  Early binding
Ø  Late binding

Ø  Binding during the compiled phase is early binding.
Ø  Binding during the runtime phase is late binding.
Ø  In early binding compile phase will take longer because of binding work but the
     execution is faster.
Ø  In late binding it will shorten the compile phase but lengthens the execution time.
Ø  PL/SQL by default uses early binding.
Ø  Binding also involves checking the database for permissions to access the object
     Referenced.

DYNAMIC SQL

Ø  If you use DDL in pl/sql it validates the permissions and existence if requires during compile time which makes invalid.
Ø  We can avoid this by using Dynamic SQL.
Ø  Dynamic SQL allows you to create a SQL statement dynamically at runtime.

Two techniques are available for Dynamic SQL.

Ø  Native Dynamic SQL
Ø  DBMS_SQL package

USING NATIVE DYNAMIC SQL

USING EXECUTE IMMEDIATE

Ex:
BEGIN
      Execute immediate ‘create table student(no number(2),name varchar(10))’;
or
      Execute immediate (‘create table student(no number(2),name varchar(10))’);
END;

USING EXECUTE IMMEDIATE WITH PL/SQL VARIABLES

Ex:
DECLARE
      v varchar(100);
BEGIN
      v := 'create table student(no number(2),name varchar(10))';
      execute immediate v;
END;

USING EXECUTE IMMEDIATE WITH BIND VARIABLES AND USING CLAUSE

Ex:
DECLARE
      v varchar(100);
BEGIN
      v := 'insert into student values(:v1,:v2,:v3)';
      execute immediate v using 6,'f',600;
END;

EXECUTING QUERIES WITH OPEN FOR AND USING CLAUSE

Ex:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE P(smarks in number) IS
      s varchar(100) := 'select *from student where marks > :m';
      type t is ref cursor;
      c t;
      v student%rowtype;
BEGIN
      open c for s using smarks;
      loop
           fetch c into v;
           exit when c%notfound;
           dbms_output.put_line('Student Marks = ' || v.marks);
      end loop;
      close c;
END;
  
Output:
            SQL> exec p(100)

        Student Marks = 200
                   Student Marks = 300
                   Student Marks = 400

QUERIES WITH EXECUTE IMMEDIATE

Ex:
   DECLARE
        d_name dept.dname%type;
        lc dept.loc%type;
        v varchar(100);
   BEGIN
        v := 'select dname from dept where deptno = 10';
        execute immediate v into d_name;
        dbms_output.put_line('Dname = '|| d_name);
        v := 'select loc from dept where dname = :dn';
        execute immediate v into lc using d_name;
        dbms_output.put_line('Loc = ' || lc);
   END;

Output:
Dname = ACCOUNTING
Loc = NEW YORK
VARIABLE NAMES

Ex:
DECLARE
     Marks number(3) := 100;
BEGIN
     Delete student where marks = marks;         -- this will delete all the rows in the
                                                                          -- student table
END;

This can be avoided by using the labeled blocks.

<<my_block>>
DECLARE
     Marks number(3) := 100;
BEGIN
     Delete student where marks = my_block.marks;     -- delete rows which has
                                                                                          -- a marks of 100
END;

GETTING DATA INTO PL/SQL VARIABLES

Ex:
DECLARE
     V1 number;
     V2 varchar(2);
BEGIN
     Select no,name into v1,v2 from student where marks = 100;
END;

DML AND RECORDS

Ex:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE P(srow in student%rowtype) IS
BEGIN
insert into student values srow;
END P;

DECLARE
     s student%rowtype;
BEGIN
     s.no := 11;
     s.name := 'aa';
     s.marks := 100;
     p(s);
END;

RECORD BASED INSERTS

Ex:
DECLARE
     srow student%rowtype;
BEGIN
     srow.no := 7;
     srow.name := 'cc';
     srow.marks := 500;
     insert into student values srow;
END;

RECORD BASED UPDATES

Ex:
DECLARE
      srow student%rowtype;
BEGIN
      srow.no := 6;
      srow.name := 'cc';
      srow.marks := 500;
      update student set row=srow where no = srow.no;
END;

USING RECORDS WITH RETURNING CLAUSE

Ex:
DECLARE
      srow student%rowtype;
      sreturn student%rowtype;
BEGIN
      srow.no := 8;
      srow.name := 'dd';
      srow.marks := 500;
      insert into student values srow returning no,name,marks into sreturn;
      dbms_output.put_line('No = ' || sreturn.no);
      dbms_output.put_line('No = ' || sreturn.name);
      dbms_output.put_line('No = ' || sreturn.marks);
END;

Output:
No = 8
No = dd
No = 500

USING DBMS_SQL PACKAGE

DBMS_SQL is used to execute dynamic SQL from with in PL/SQL. Unlike native dynamic SQL, it is not built directly into the language, and thus is less efficient. The DBMS_SQL package allows you to directly control the processing of a statement within a cursor, with operations such as opening and closing a cursor, parsing a statement, binding input variable, and defining output variables.

Ex1:

DECLARE
      cursor_id number;
      flag number;
      v_stmt varchar(50);
BEGIN
      cursor_id := dbms_sql.open_cursor;
      v_stmt := 'create table stud(sno number(2),sname varchar(10))';
      dbms_sql.parse(cursor_id,v_stmt,dbms_sql.native);
      flag := dbms_sql.execute(cursor_id);
      dbms_sql.close_cursor(cursor_id);
      dbms_output.put_line('Table created');
END;

Output:

Table created

SQL> desc stud
 Name                                                              Null?    Type
 ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------- --------
 SNO                                                                           NUMBER(2)
 SNAME                                                                      VARCHAR2(10)

Ex2:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE DBMS_SQL_PROC(v1 student.no%type,
                                                                  v2 student.marks%type) is
cursor_id number;
flag number;
v_update varchar(50);
BEGIN
cursor_id := dbms_sql.open_cursor;
v_update := 'update student set marks = :smarks where no = :sno';
dbms_sql.parse(cursor_id,v_update,dbms_sql.native);
dbms_sql.bind_variable(cursor_id,':sno',v1);
dbms_sql.bind_variable(cursor_id,':smarks',v2);
flag := dbms_sql.execute(cursor_id);
dbms_sql.close_cursor(cursor_id);
END DBMS_SQL_PROC;

Output:

SQL> select * from student;       -- before execution

        NO   NA      MARKS
---- ------ -- ----------
         1   a         100
         2   b         200
         3   c         300

SQL> exec dbms_sql_proc(2,222)

SQL> select * from student;       -- after execution

        NO   NA      MARKS
---- ------ -- ----------
         1   a         100
         2   b         222
         3   c         300

FORALL STATEMENT

This  can be used to get the data from the database at once by reducting the number of context switches which is a transfer of control between PL/SQL and SQL engine.

Syntax:
         Forall index_var in
                   [ Lower_bound..upper_bound |
                     Indices of indexing_collection |
                     Values of indexing_collection ]
        SQL statement;

FORALL WITH NON-SEQUENTIAL ARRAYS

Ex:
DECLARE
     type t is table of student.no%type index by binary_integer;
     ibt t;
BEGIN
     ibt(1) := 1;
     ibt(10) := 2;
     forall i in ibt.first..ibt.last
              update student set marks = 900 where no = ibt(i);
END;

The above program will give error like ‘element at index [2] does not exists.
You can rectify it in one of the two following ways.

USGAGE OF INDICES OF TO AVOID THE ABOVE BEHAVIOUR

This will be used when you have a collection whose defined rows specify which rows in the binding array you would like to processed.

Ex:
DECLARE
      type t is table of student.no%type index by binary_integer;
      ibt t;
      type t1 is table of boolean index by binary_integer;
      ibt1 t1;
BEGIN
      ibt(1) := 1;
      ibt(10) := 2;
      ibt(100) := 3;
      ibt1(1) := true;
      ibt1(10) := true;
      ibt1(100) := true;
      forall i in indices of ibt1
                update student set marks = 900 where no = ibt(i);
END;

Ouput:

SQL> select * from student  -- before execution

        NO   NA    MARKS
       ---------- ------------
         1    a         100
         2    b         200
         3    c         300
SQL> select * from student  -- after execution

        NO   NA    MARKS
       ---------- ------------
         1    a         900
         2    b         900
         3    c         900

USGAGE OF VALUES OF TO AVOID THE ABOVE BEHAVIOUR

This will be used when you have a collection of integers whose content identifies the position in the binding array that you want to be processed by the FORALL statement.

Ex:
 DECLARE
      type t is table of student.no%type index by binary_integer;
      ibt t;
      type t1 is table of pls_integer index by binary_integer;
      ibt1 t1;
 BEGIN
      ibt(1) := 1;
      ibt(10) := 2;
      ibt(100) := 3;
      ibt1(11) := 1;
      ibt1(15) := 10;
      ibt1(18) := 100;
      forall i in values of ibt1
                update student set marks = 567 where no = ibt(i);
END;

Ouput:

SQL> select * from student  -- before execution

        NO   NA    MARKS
       ---------- ------------
         1    a         100
         2    b         200
         3    c         300

SQL> select * from student  -- after execution

        NO   NA    MARKS
       ---------- ------------
         1    a         900
         2    b         900
         3    c         900

POINTS ABOUT BULK BINDS

Ø  Passing the entire PL/SQL table to the SQL engine in one step is known as bulk bind.
Ø  Bulk binds are done using the forall statement.
Ø  If there is an error processing one of the rows in bulk DML operation, only that row is rolled back.

POINTS ABOUT RETURING CLAUSE

Ø  This will be used only with DML statements to return data into PL/SQL variables.
Ø  This will be useful in situations like , when performing insert or update or delete if you want to know the data of the table which has been effected by the DML.
Ø  With out going for another SELECT using RETURNING clause we will get the data which will avoid a call to RDBMS kernel.

COLLECTIONS

Collections are also composite types, in that they allow you to treat several variables as a unit. A collection combines variables of the same type.

TYPES
Ø  Varrays
Ø  Nested tables
Ø  Index - by tables (Associate arrays)

VARRAYS

A varray is datatype very similar to an array. A varray has a fixed limit on its size, specified as part of the declaration. Elements are inserted into varray starting at index 1, up to maximum lenth declared in the varray type. The maximum size of the varray is 2 giga bytes.

Syntax:
            Type <type_name> is varray | varying array (<limit>) of <element_type>;

Ex1:
DECLARE
      type t is varray(10) of varchar(2);
      va t := t('a','b','c','d');
      flag boolean;
BEGIN
      dbms_output.put_line('Limit = ' || va.limit);
      dbms_output.put_line('Count = ' || va.count);
      dbms_output.put_line('First Index = ' || va.first);
      dbms_output.put_line('Last Index = ' || va.last);
      dbms_output.put_line('Next Index = ' || va.next(2));
      dbms_output.put_line('Previous Index = ' || va.prior(3));
      dbms_output.put_line('VARRAY ELEMENTS');
      for i in va.first..va.last loop
            dbms_output.put_line('va[' || i || '] = ' || va(i));
      end loop;
      flag := va.exists(3);
      if flag = true then
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 3 exists with an element ' || va(3));
      else
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 3 does not exists');
      end if;
      va.extend;
      dbms_output.put_line('After extend of one index, Count = ' || va.count);
      flag := va.exists(5);
      if flag = true then
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 5 exists with an element ' || va(5));
      else
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 5 does not exists');
      end if;
      flag := va.exists(6);
      if flag = true then
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 6 exists with an element ' || va(6));
      else
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 6 does not exists');
      end if;
      va.extend(2);
      dbms_output.put_line('After extend of two indexes, Count = ' || va.count);
      dbms_output.put_line('VARRAY ELEMENTS');
      for i in va.first..va.last loop
            dbms_output.put_line('va[' || i || '] = ' || va(i));
      end loop;
      va(5) := 'e';
      va(6) := 'f';
      va(7) := 'g';
      dbms_output.put_line('AFTER ASSINGNING VALUES TO EXTENDED ELEMENTS,    
                                                              VARRAY ELEMENTS');
      for i in va.first..va.last loop
            dbms_output.put_line('va[' || i || '] = ' || va(i));
      end loop;
      va.extend(3,2);
      dbms_output.put_line('After extend of three indexes, Count = ' || va.count);
      dbms_output.put_line('VARRAY ELEMENTS');
      for i in va.first..va.last loop
            dbms_output.put_line('va[' || i || '] = ' || va(i));
      end loop;
      va.trim;
      dbms_output.put_line('After trim of one index, Count = ' || va.count);
      va.trim(3);
      dbms_output.put_line('After trim of three indexs, Count = ' || va.count);
      dbms_output.put_line('AFTER TRIM, VARRAY ELEMENTS');
      for i in va.first..va.last loop
            dbms_output.put_line('va[' || i || '] = ' || va(i));
      end loop;
      va.delete;
      dbms_output.put_line('After delete of entire varray, Count = ' || va.count);
END;

Output:
Limit = 10
Count = 4
First Index = 1
Last Index = 4
Next Index = 3
Previous Index = 2
VARRAY ELEMENTS
va[1] = a
va[2] = b
va[3] = c
va[4] = d
Index 3 exists with an element c
After extend of one index, Count = 5
Index 5 exists with an element
Index 6 does not exists
After extend of two indexes, Count = 7
VARRAY ELEMENTS
va[1] = a
va[2] = b
va[3] = c
va[4] = d
va[5] =
va[6] =
va[7] =
AFTER ASSINGNING VALUES TO EXTENDED ELEMENTS, VARRAY ELEMENTS
va[1] = a
va[2] = b
va[3] = c
va[4] = d
va[5] = e
va[6] = f
va[7] = g
After extend of three indexes, Count = 10
VARRAY ELEMENTS
va[1] = a
va[2] = b
va[3] = c
va[4] = d
va[5] = e
va[6] = f
va[7] = g
va[8] = b
va[9] = b
va[10] = b
After trim of one index, Count = 9
After trim of three indexs, Count = 6
AFTER TRIM, VARRAY ELEMENTS
va[1] = a
va[2] = b
va[3] = c
va[4] = d
va[5] = e
va[6] = f
After delete of entire varray, Count = 0

Ex2:
DECLARE
      type t is varray(4) of student%rowtype;
      va t := t(null,null,null,null);
BEGIN
      for i in 1..va.count loop
            select * into va(i) from student where sno = i;
            dbms_output.put_line('Sno = ' || va(i).sno || ' Sname = ' || va(i).sname);
      end loop;
END;

Output:
Sno = 1 Sname = saketh
Sno = 2 Sname = srinu
Sno = 3 Sname = divya
Sno = 4 Sname = manogni

Ex3:
DECLARE
       type t is varray(4) of student.smarks%type;
       va t := t(null,null,null,null);
BEGIN
       for i in 1..va.count loop
             select smarks into va(i) from student where sno = i;
             dbms_output.put_line('Smarks = ' || va(i));
       end loop;
END;

Output:
Smarks = 100
Smarks = 200
Smarks = 300
Smarks = 400

Ex4:
DECLARE
       type r is record(c1 student.sname%type,c2 student.smarks%type);
       type t is varray(4) of r;
       va t := t(null,null,null,null);
BEGIN
       for i in 1..va.count loop
             select sname,smarks into va(i) from student where sno = i;
             dbms_output.put_line('Sname = ' || va(i).c1 || ' Smarks = ' || va(i).c2);
       end loop;
END;

Output:
Sname = saketh Smarks = 100
Sname = srinu Smarks = 200
Sname = divya Smarks = 300
Sname = manogni Smarks = 400

Ex5:
DECLARE
        type t is varray(1) of addr;
        va t := t(null);
        cursor c is select * from employ;
        i number := 1;
BEGIN
        for v in c loop
             select address into va(i) from employ where ename = v.ename;
             dbms_output.put_line('Hno = ' || va(i).hno || ' City = ' || va(i).city);
        end loop;
END;

Output:
Hno = 11 City = hyd
Hno = 22 City = bang
Hno = 33 City = kochi


Ex6:
DECLARE
       type t is varray(5) of varchar(2);
       va1 t;
       va2 t := t();
BEGIN
       if va1 is null then
          dbms_output.put_line('va1 is null');
       else
          dbms_output.put_line('va1 is not null');
       end if;
       if va2 is null then
          dbms_output.put_line('va2 is null');
       else
          dbms_output.put_line('va2 is not null');
       end if;
END;

Output:
va1 is null
va2 is not null


NESTED TABLES

A nested table is thought of a database table which has no limit on its size. Elements are inserted into nested table starting at index 1. The maximum size of the varray is 2 giga bytes.

Syntax:
            Type <type_name> is table of <table_type>;

Ex1:
DECLARE
       type t is table of varchar(2);
       nt t := t('a','b','c','d');
       flag boolean;
BEGIN
       if nt.limit is null then
           dbms_output.put_line('No limit to Nested Tables');
       else
           dbms_output.put_line('Limit = ' || nt.limit);
       end if;
       dbms_output.put_line('Count = ' || nt.count);
       dbms_output.put_line('First Index = ' || nt.first);
       dbms_output.put_line('Last Index = ' || nt.last);
       dbms_output.put_line('Next Index = ' || nt.next(2));
       dbms_output.put_line('Previous Index = ' || nt.prior(3));
       dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
       for i in 1..nt.count loop
             dbms_output.put_line('nt[' || i || '] = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
       flag := nt.exists(3);
       if flag = true then
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 3 exists with an element ' || nt(3));
       else
            dbms_output.put_line('Index 3 does not exists');
       end if;
       nt.extend;
       dbms_output.put_line('After extend of one index, Count = ' || nt.count);
       flag := nt.exists(5);
       if flag = true then
           dbms_output.put_line('Index 5 exists with an element ' || nt(5));
       else
           dbms_output.put_line('Index 5 does not exists');
       end if;
       flag := nt.exists(6);
       if flag = true then
           dbms_output.put_line('Index 6 exists with an element ' || nt(6));
       else
           dbms_output.put_line('Index 6 does not exists');
       end if;
       nt.extend(2);
       dbms_output.put_line('After extend of two indexes, Count = ' || nt.count);
       dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
       for i in 1..nt.count loop
            dbms_output.put_line('nt[' || i || '] = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
       nt(5) := 'e';
       nt(6) := 'f';
       nt(7) := 'g';
       dbms_output.put_line('AFTER ASSINGNING VALUES TO EXTENDED ELEMENTS, NESTED
                                                             TABLE ELEMENTS');
       for i in 1..nt.count loop
              dbms_output.put_line('nt[' || i || '] = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
       nt.extend(5,2);
       dbms_output.put_line('After extend of five indexes, Count = ' || nt.count);
       dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
       for i in 1..nt.count loop
             dbms_output.put_line('nt[' || i || '] = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
       nt.trim;
       dbms_output.put_line('After trim of one index, Count = ' || nt.count);
       nt.trim(3);
       dbms_output.put_line('After trim of three indexs, Count = ' || nt.count);
       dbms_output.put_line('AFTER TRIM, NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
       for i in 1..nt.count loop
               dbms_output.put_line('nt[' || i || '] = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
       nt.delete(1);
       dbms_output.put_line('After delete of first index, Count = ' || nt.count);
       dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
       for i in 2..nt.count+1 loop
             dbms_output.put_line('nt[' || i || '] = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
       nt.delete(4);
       dbms_output.put_line('After delete of fourth index, Count = ' || nt.count);
       dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
       for i in 2..3 loop
             dbms_output.put_line('nt[' || i || '] = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
       for i in 5..nt.count+2 loop
             dbms_output.put_line('nt[' || i || '] = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
       nt.delete;
       dbms_output.put_line('After delete of entire nested table, Count = ' ||
                                               nt.count);
END;

Output:
No limit to Nested Tables
Count = 4
First Index = 1
Last Index = 4
Next Index = 3
Previous Index = 2
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt[1] = a
nt[2] = b
nt[3] = c
nt[4] = d
Index 3 exists with an element c
After extend of one index, Count = 5
Index 5 exists with an element
Index 6 does not exists
After extend of two indexes, Count = 7
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt[1] = a
nt[2] = b
nt[3] = c
nt[4] = d
nt[5] =
nt[6] =
nt[7] =
AFTER ASSINGNING VALUES TO EXTENDED ELEMENTS, NESTED TABLE   ELEMENTS
nt[1] = a
nt[2] = b
nt[3] = c
nt[4] = d
nt[5] = e
nt[6] = f
nt[7] = g
After extend of five indexes, Count = 12
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt[1] = a
nt[2] = b
nt[3] = c
nt[4] = d
nt[5] = e
nt[6] = f
nt[7] = g
nt[8] = b
nt[9] = b
nt[10] = b
nt[11] = b
nt[12] = b
After trim of one index, Count = 11
After trim of three indexs, Count = 8
AFTER TRIM, NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt[1] = a
nt[2] = b
nt[3] = c
nt[4] = d
nt[5] = e
nt[6] = f
nt[7] = g
nt[8] = b
After delete of first index, Count = 7
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt[2] = b
nt[3] = c
nt[4] = d
nt[5] = e
nt[6] = f
nt[7] = g
nt[8] = b
After delete of fourth index, Count = 6
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt[2] = b
nt[3] = c
nt[5] = e
nt[6] = f
nt[7] = g
nt[8] = b
After delete of entire nested table, Count = 0

Ex2:
DECLARE
      type t is table of student%rowtype;
      nt t := t(null,null,null,null);
BEGIN
      for i in 1..nt.count loop
            select * into nt(i) from student where sno = i;
            dbms_output.put_line('Sno = ' || nt(i).sno || ' Sname = ' || nt(i).sname);
      end loop;
END;

Output:
Sno = 1 Sname = saketh
Sno = 2 Sname = srinu
Sno = 3 Sname = divya
Sno = 4 Sname = manogni

Ex3:
DECLARE
       type t is table of student.smarks%type;
       nt t := t(null,null,null,null);
BEGIN
       for i in 1..nt.count loop
             select smarks into nt(i) from student where sno = i;
             dbms_output.put_line('Smarks = ' || nt(i));
       end loop;
END;

Output:
Smarks = 100
Smarks = 200
Smarks = 300
Smarks = 400

Ex4:
DECLARE
       type r is record(c1 student.sname%type,c2 student.smarks%type);
       type t is table of r;
       nt t := t(null,null,null,null);
BEGIN
       for i in 1..nt.count loop
             select sname,smarks into nt(i) from student where sno = i;
             dbms_output.put_line('Sname = ' || nt(i).c1 || ' Smarks = ' || nt(i).c2);
       end loop;
END;

Output:
Sname = saketh Smarks = 100
Sname = srinu Smarks = 200
Sname = divya Smarks = 300
Sname = manogni Smarks = 400



Ex5:
DECLARE
        type t is table of addr;
        nt t := t(null);
        cursor c is select * from employ;
        i number := 1;
BEGIN
        for v in c loop
             select address into nt(i) from employ where ename = v.ename;
             dbms_output.put_line('Hno = ' || nt(i).hno || ' City = ' || nt(i).city);
        end loop;
END;

Output:
Hno = 11 City = hyd
Hno = 22 City = bang
Hno = 33 City = kochi

Ex6:
DECLARE
       type t is varray(5) of varchar(2);
       nt1 t;
       nt2 t := t();
BEGIN
       if nt1 is null then
          dbms_output.put_line('nt1 is null');
       else
          dbms_output.put_line('nt1 is not null');
       end if;
       if nt2 is null then
          dbms_output.put_line('nt2 is null');
       else
          dbms_output.put_line('nt2 is not null');
       end if;
END;


Output:
nt1 is null
nt2 is not null

SET OPERATIONS IN NESTED TABLES

You can perform set operations in the nested tables. You can also perform equality comparisions between nested tables.

Possible operations are

Ø  UNION
Ø  UNION DISTINCT
Ø  INTERSECT
Ø  EXCEPT ( act like MINUS)

Ex:
DECLARE
     type t is table of varchar(2);
     nt1 t := t('a','b','c');
     nt2 t := t('c','b','a');
     nt3 t := t('b','c','a','c');
     nt4 t := t('a','b','d');
     nt5 t;
BEGIN
     nt5 := set(nt1);
     dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
     for i in nt5.first..nt5.last loop
          dbms_output.put_line('nt5[ ' || i || ' ] = ' || nt5(i));
     end loop;
     nt5 := set(nt3);
    dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
    for i in nt5.first..nt5.last loop
         dbms_output.put_line('nt5[ ' || i || ' ] = ' || nt5(i));
    end loop;
    nt5 := nt1 multiset union nt4;
    dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
    for i in nt5.first..nt5.last loop
         dbms_output.put_line('nt5[ ' || i || ' ] = ' || nt5(i));
    end loop;
    nt5 := nt1 multiset union nt3;
    dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
    for i in nt5.first..nt5.last loop
         dbms_output.put_line('nt5[ ' || i || ' ] = ' || nt5(i));
    end loop;
    nt5 := nt1 multiset union distinct nt3;
    dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
    for i in nt5.first..nt5.last loop
         dbms_output.put_line('nt5[ ' || i || ' ] = ' || nt5(i));
    end loop;
    nt5 := nt1 multiset except nt4;
    dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
    for i in nt5.first..nt5.last loop
         dbms_output.put_line('nt5[ ' || i || ' ] = ' || nt5(i));
    end loop;
    nt5 := nt4 multiset except nt1;
    dbms_output.put_line('NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS');
    for i in nt5.first..nt5.last loop
         dbms_output.put_line('nt5[ ' || i || ' ] = ' || nt5(i));
    end loop;
END;

Output:

NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt5[ 1 ] = a
nt5[ 2 ] = b
nt5[ 3 ] = c
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt5[ 1 ] = b
nt5[ 2 ] = c
nt5[ 3 ] = a
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt5[ 1 ] = a
nt5[ 2 ] = b
nt5[ 3 ] = c
nt5[ 4 ] = a
nt5[ 5 ] = b
nt5[ 6 ] = d
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt5[ 1 ] = a
nt5[ 2 ] = b
nt5[ 3 ] = c
nt5[ 4 ] = b
nt5[ 5 ] = c
nt5[ 6 ] = a
nt5[ 7 ] = c
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt5[ 1 ] = a
nt5[ 2 ] = b
nt5[ 3 ] = c
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt5[ 1 ] = c
NESTED TABLE ELEMENTS
nt5[ 1 ] = d

INDEX-BY TABLES

An index-by table has no limit on its size. Elements are inserted into index-by table whose index may start non-sequentially including negative integers.

Syntax:
            Type <type_name> is table of <table_type> index by binary_integer;

Ex:
DECLARE
       type t is table of varchar(2) index by binary_integer;
       ibt t;
       flag boolean;
BEGIN
       ibt(1) := 'a';
       ibt(-20) := 'b';
       ibt(30) := 'c';
       ibt(100) := 'd';
       if ibt.limit is null then
          dbms_output.put_line('No limit to Index by Tables');
       else
          dbms_output.put_line('Limit = ' || ibt.limit);
       end if;
       dbms_output.put_line('Count = ' || ibt.count);
       dbms_output.put_line('First Index = ' || ibt.first);
       dbms_output.put_line('Last Index = ' || ibt.last);
       dbms_output.put_line('Next Index = ' || ibt.next(2));
       dbms_output.put_line('Previous Index = ' || ibt.prior(3));
       dbms_output.put_line('INDEX BY TABLE ELEMENTS');
       dbms_output.put_line('ibt[-20] = ' || ibt(-20));
       dbms_output.put_line('ibt[1] = ' || ibt(1));
       dbms_output.put_line('ibt[30] = ' || ibt(30));
       dbms_output.put_line('ibt[100] = ' || ibt(100));
       flag := ibt.exists(30);
       if flag = true then
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 30 exists with an element ' || ibt(30));
       else
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 30 does not exists');
       end if;
       flag := ibt.exists(50);
       if flag = true then
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 50 exists with an element ' || ibt(30));
       else
          dbms_output.put_line('Index 50 does not exists');
       end if;
       ibt.delete(1);
       dbms_output.put_line('After delete of first index, Count = ' || ibt.count);
       ibt.delete(30);
       dbms_output.put_line('After delete of index thirty, Count = ' || ibt.count);
       dbms_output.put_line('INDEX BY TABLE ELEMENTS');
       dbms_output.put_line('ibt[-20] = ' || ibt(-20));
       dbms_output.put_line('ibt[100] = ' || ibt(100));
       ibt.delete;
       dbms_output.put_line('After delete of entire index-by table, Count = ' ||
                                                    ibt.count);
END;

Output:

No limit to Index by Tables
Count = 4
First Index = -20
Last Index = 100
Next Index = 30
Previous Index = 1
INDEX BY TABLE ELEMENTS
ibt[-20] = b
ibt[1] = a
ibt[30] = c
ibt[100] = d
Index 30 exists with an element c
Index 50 does not exists
After delete of first index, Count = 3
After delete of index thirty, Count = 2
INDEX BY TABLE ELEMENTS
ibt[-20] = b
ibt[100] = d
After delete of entire index-by table, Count = 0

DIFFERENCES AMONG COLLECTIONS

Ø  Varrays has limit, nested tables and index-by tables has no limit.
Ø  Varrays and nested tables must be initialized before assignment of elements, in index-by tables we can directly assign elements.
Ø  Varrays and nested tables stored in database, but index-by tables can not.
Ø  Nested tables and index-by tables are PL/SQL tables, but varrays can not.
Ø  Keys must be positive in case of nested tables and varrays, in case of index-by tables keys can be positive or negative.
Ø  Referencing nonexistent elements raises SUBSCRIPT_BEYOND_COUNT in both nested tables and varrays, but in case of index-by tables NO_DATA_FOUND raises.
Ø  Keys are sequential in both nested tables and varrays, non-sequential in index-by tables.
Ø  Individual indexes can be deleted in both nested tables and index-by tables, but in varrays can not.
Ø  Individual indexes can be trimmed in both nested tables and varrays, but in index-by tables  can not.
Ø  Individual indexes can be extended in both nested tables and varrays, but in index-by tables  can not.

MULTILEVEL COLLECTIONS

Collections of more than one dimension which is a collection of collections, known as multilevel collections.

Syntax:
            Type <type_name1> is table of <table_type> index by binary_integer;
            Type <type_name2> is varray(<limit>) | table | of <type_name1> | index by
                                                     binary_integer;

Ex1:
DECLARE
        type t1 is table of varchar(2) index by binary_integer;
        type t2 is varray(5) of t1;
        va t2 := t2();
        c number := 97;
        flag boolean;
BEGIN
        va.extend(4);
        dbms_output.put_line('Count = ' || va.count);
        dbms_output.put_line('Limit = ' || va.limit);
        for i in 1..va.count loop
              for j in 1..va.count loop
                    va(i)(j) := chr(c);
                    c := c + 1;
              end loop;
        end loop;
        dbms_output.put_line('VARRAY ELEMENTS');
        for i in 1..va.count loop
              for j in 1..va.count loop
                    dbms_output.put_line('va[' || i || '][' || j || '] = ' || va(i)(j));
              end loop;
        end loop;
        dbms_output.put_line('First index = ' || va.first);
        dbms_output.put_line('Last index = ' || va.last);
        dbms_output.put_line('Next index = ' || va.next(2));
        dbms_output.put_line('Previous index = ' || va.prior(3));
        flag := va.exists(2);
        if flag = true then
            dbms_output.put_line('Index 2 exists');
        else
            dbms_output.put_line('Index 2 exists');
        end if;
        va.extend;
        va(1)(5) := 'q';
        va(2)(5) := 'r';
        va(3)(5) := 's';
        va(4)(5) := 't';
        va(5)(1) := 'u';
        va(5)(2) := 'v';
        va(5)(3) := 'w';
        va(5)(4) := 'x';
        va(5)(5) := 'y';
        dbms_output.put_line('After extend of one index, Count = ' || va.count);
        dbms_output.put_line('VARRAY ELEMENTS');
        for i in 1..va.count loop
              for j in 1..va.count loop
                    dbms_output.put_line('va[' || i || '][' || j || '] = ' || va(i)(j));
              end loop;
        end loop;
        va.trim;
        dbms_output.put_line('After trim of one index, Count = ' || va.count);
        va.trim(2);
        dbms_output.put_line('After trim of two indexes, Count = ' || va.count);
        dbms_output.put_line('VARRAY ELEMENTS');
        for i in 1..va.count loop
              for j in 1..va.count loop
                    dbms_output.put_line('va[' || i || '][' || j || '] = ' || va(i)(j));
              end loop;
        end loop;
        va.delete;
        dbms_output.put_line('After delete of entire varray, Count = ' || va.count);
END;

Output:

Count = 4
Limit = 5
VARRAY ELEMENTS
va[1][1] = a
va[1][2] = b
va[1][3] = c
va[1][4] = d
va[2][1] = e
va[2][2] = f
va[2][3] = g
va[2][4] = h
va[3][1] = i
va[3][2] = j
va[3][3] = k
va[3][4] = l
va[4][1] = m
va[4][2] = n
va[4][3] = o
va[4][4] = p
First index = 1
Last index = 4
Next index = 3
Previous index = 2
Index 2 exists
After extend of one index, Count = 5
VARRAY ELEMENTS
va[1][1] = a
va[1][2] = b
va[1][3] = c
va[1][4] = d
va[1][5] = q
va[2][1] = e
va[2][2] = f
va[2][3] = g
va[2][4] = h
va[2][5] = r
va[3][1] = i
va[3][2] = j
va[3][3] = k
va[3][4] = l
va[3][5] = s
va[4][1] = m
va[4][2] = n
va[4][3] = o
va[4][4] = p
va[4][5] = t
va[5][1] = u
va[5][2] = v
va[5][3] = w
va[5][4] = x
va[5][5] = y
After trim of one index, Count = 4
After trim of two indexes, Count = 2
VARRAY ELEMENTS
va[1][1] = a
va[1][2] = b
va[2][1] = e
va[2][2] = f
After delete of entire varray, Count = 0


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