11. PL/SQL
• Introduction to PL/SQL
• What is a Program block?
• Advantages of PL/SQL.
• Architecture of PL/SQL Engine
• Features, Structure of Program Block
• Data types, Executable Stmts.
• What are the blocks in the program structure?
• DECLARE Block
• BEGIN Block
• EXCEPTION Block
• END
11.1. TYPES OF PROGRAMS
• Static Programs
• Dynamic Programs
• Worked Examples and Assignments
11.2. Type Compatibility keywords
• Declaring variables Dynamically --%TYPE
• Declaring Table Type Record Variables--%ROWTYPE
11.3. SUB PROGRAMS
Stored Procedures
• What is a procedure?
• How to create it?
• What are the advantages of procedures?
• Types of stored procedures
• Static Procedures (without Arguments)
• Dynamic Procedures (with Arguments)
• Arguments or Parameters Mode
• IN OUT INOUT
CONTOL STRUCTURES
CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS
• Simple IF
• IF—THEN—ELSE
• COMPOUND IF
• ELSIF Construct
• Worked Examples and Assignments
LOOPS
• Simple Loop
• While Loop
• For Loop
CURSORS
1. Implicit Cursor (Predefined)
2. Explicit Cursors (User Defined) (a.Simple, b.Parameterized, c.Ref (Strong, Weak))
3. Package Cursor
• Cursor Variables
• FOR loop cursor
What is BULK COLLECT?
What is FORALL?
What is BULKBIND?
EXCEPTION HANDLING AND THEIR TYPES
• Predefined Exceptions
• User defined Exceptions
• Pragma_ Exception_init
• RISE_APPLICATION_ERROR
PL/SQL RECORDS AND TABLES
• Composite Data Types
• PL/SQL Records & Tables
• Nested Records
• Using Record in a Table
• And Examples
FUNCTIONS
• What is a Function?
• When we have to create a function?
• How to call it?
• With and without arguments
PL/SQL Collections
• VARRAYS
• Associative Arrays
• Nested tables/ PLSQL TABLES
TRIGGERS
• What is a Trigger Program?
• When we need a Trigger?
• Parts of a Trigger
• Types of Triggers
• Database Triggers
• Row Level Triggers with Ex.
• Statement Level Triggers
• Instead-of Triggers - Views with Ex.
PACKAGES
• What is a PACKAGE?
• Structure of package
• Package Spec and Body
• Accessing procedures and functions from a package