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Regarding this, what are the components of a PL SQL block?
A PL/SQL block consists of up to three sections: declarative (optional), executable (required), and exception handling (optional).
- Arvind209. Answered On : Jun 29th, 2008.
- Component of PL/SQL Block are Begin(Optional), Declare(Mandatory), Exception(Optional), END(Mandatory).
One may also ask, what are the types of PL? PL/SQL Character and String Types
- CHAR Datatype. You use the CHAR datatype to store fixed-length character data.
- LONG and LONG RAW Datatypes. Note:
- RAW Datatype. You use the RAW datatype to store binary data or byte strings.
- ROWID and UROWID Datatype.
- VARCHAR2 Datatype.
Thereof, what is a PL SQL basic block?
PL/SQL Block Structure. A block is a unit of code that provides execution and scoping boundaries for variable declarations and exception handling. PL/SQL allows you to create anonymous blocks (blocks of code that have no name) and named blocks, which may be packages, procedures, functions, triggers, or object types.
What is PL SQL with example?
The basic unit in PL/SQL is a block. All PL/SQL programs are made up of blocks, which can be nested within each other. Typically, each block performs a logical action in the program.
PL/SQL Introduction.
| SQL | PL/SQL |
|---|---|
| Execute as a single statement. | Execute as a whole block. |
| Mainly used to manipulate data. | Mainly used to create an application. |
Where is PL SQL used?
What are the advantages of PL SQL?
- Tight Integration with SQL.
- High Performance.
- High Productivity.
- Portability.
- Scalability.
- Manageability.
- Support for Object-Oriented Programming.
- Support for Developing Web Applications.
