Introduction To PL/SQL: Kristian Torp

Introduction to PL/SQL
Kristian Torp
Department of Computer Science
Aalborg University
www.cs.aau.dk/torp
torp@cs.aau.dk
December 2, 2011
daisy.aau.dk
Kristian Torp (Aalborg University)
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Case Study: Table API
Summary
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Understand how code can be executed within a DBMS
Be able to design stored procedures in general
Be able to construct and execute stored procedures on Oracle
Knowledge about the pros and cons of stored procedures
Note That
Concepts are fairly DBMS independent
All code examples are Oracle specific
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Prerequisites
SQL
Knowledge about the SQL select statement
Knowledge about SQL modification statements, e.g., insert and delete
Knowledge about transaction management, e.g., commit and rollback
Knowledge about tables, views, and integrity constraints
Procedural Programming Language

Knowledge about another programming language of the C family
Knowledge about data types, e.g., int, long, string, and Boolean
Knowledge of control structures, e.g., if, while, for, and case
Knowledge of functions, procedures, parameters, and return values
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Motivation
Purpose
Move processing into the DBMS from client programs (database
applications)
Advantages
Code accessible to all applications
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Access from different programming languages
Very efficient for data intensive processing

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Process large data set, small result returned
Enhance the security of database applications

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Avoid SQL injection attacks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_injection
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Motivation
Purpose
Move processing into the DBMS from client programs (database
applications)
Advantages
Code accessible to all applications
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Access from different programming languages
Very efficient for data intensive processing

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Process large data set, small result returned
Enhance the security of database applications

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Avoid SQL injection attacks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_injection
Missing Standard
Unfortunately, the major DBMS vendors each have their own SQL dialect
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Overview
Functionality
SQL extended with control structures
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Control structures like if and loop statements
Used for
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Stored procedures (and functions)

Package (Oracle specific)
Triggers
Types a.k.a. classes (Oracle specific)
In very widely used in the industry

I see http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/
tpci/index.html
In the SQL standard called SQL/PSM
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PSM = Persistent Storage Model
Focus
The focus is here on stored procedures and packages!
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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Motivation for Stored Procedures

The Big Four Benefits
Abstraction
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Increases readability
Implementation hiding
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Can change internals without effecting clients
Modular programs
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More manageable and easier to understand
Library
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Reuse, reuse, and reuse!
Note
This is not different from any other procedural programming language!
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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A Procedure: Hello, World!

Example (The Start Program)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure h e l l o w o r l d i s
begin
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( H e l l o , World ! ) ;
end ;
Note
It is a procedure, i.e., not a function
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Both a procedure and a function is called a stored procedure
It is a begin and end language, not curly brackets: { and }

It uses a built-in library dbms output.put line
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The package dbms output has the procedure put line

Uses the dot notation for invoking functions myPackage.myProcedure
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A Function: Calculating Your BMI

Example (A BMI Function)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e f u n c t i o n bmi ( h e i g h t i n t , w e i g h t f l o a t )
return f l o a t is
begin
i f h e i g h t <= 0 . 3 o r h e i g h t > 3 . 0 then
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( h e i g h t must be i n [ 0 . 3 , 3 . 0 ] meters ) ;
end i f ;
i f w e i g h t <= 0 then
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( w e i g h t must be p o s i t i v e ) ;
e l s i f w e i g h t > 500 then
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( No human s w e i g h t i s 500 kg ) ;
end i f ;
r e t u r n weight / height 2;
end ;
Note
It takes two parameters height and weight
It is a function, i.e., has a return statement
It is strongly typed language, i.e., parameters and the return value
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Executing Stored Procedures

Example (Execute on Oracle server)
t o enable o u t p u t from t h e s e r v e r
SQL> s e t s e r v e r o u t p u t on
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execute t h e procedure
SQL> execute h e l l o w o r l d ;
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execute t h e f u n c t i o n
SQL>exec bmi ( 1 . 8 7 , 9 0 ) ;
r e s u l t s i n an e r r o r , v a l u e r e t u r n e d by f u n c t i o n must be used !
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SQL>exec bmi ( 1 . 8 7 , 9 0 ) ;
Wrap t h e f u n c t i o n c a l l
SQL>exec dbms output . p u t l i n e ( bmi ( 1 . 8 7 , 9 0 ) ) ;
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SQL>exec bmi ( 1 . 8 7 , 9 0 ) ;
Wrap t h e f u n c t i o n c a l l
SQL>exec dbms output . p u t l i n e ( bmi ( 1 . 8 7 , 9 0 ) ) ;
Note
Output from server is not enabled by default in a session!
Return value of a function cannot be ignored!
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Using SQL in Stored Procedures

Example (Use the Data Stored)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e f u n c t i o n g e t s t a t u s ( s t u d e n t i d number )
r e t u r n varchar2 i s
v s t a t u s varchar2 ( 5 0 ) ;
begin
s e l e c t s t a . dsc
into
v status
from
s t u d e n t stu , s t a t u s s t a
where s t u . s t a t i d = s t a . s t a t i d
and
stu . sid = student id ;
return v status ;
end ;
Note
The declaration of the variable v status
The usage of the into keyword in the select statement
The usage of the parameter student id in the select statement
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Calling Other Procedures

Example (Callee)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure p ( s t v a r c h a r 2 ) as
begin
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( s t ) ;
end ;
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Example (Callee)
begin
end ;
Example (Caller)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure c a l l p i s
begin
p ( H e l l o ) ; p ( World ! ) ;
end ;
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Example (Callee)
begin
end ;
Example (Caller)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure c a l l p i s
begin
p ( H e l l o ) ; p ( World ! ) ;
end ;
Note
Can call own and built-in stored procedures
Will use the procedure p instead of dbms output.put line
You are now officially a PL/SQL library builder!!!
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Control Structures: A Crash Course I

Example (The If Statement)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure pb ( v a l boolean ) i s
begin
i f v a l = t r u e then
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( t r u e ) ;
e l s i f v a l = f a l s e then
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( f a l s e ) ;
else
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( n u l l ) ;
end i f ;
end ;
Note
Is this stupid?
Recall three-valued logic the root of all evil!
We will use the procedure pb in the code that follows!
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Control Structures: A Crash Course II

Example (The While Statement)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure count 10 i s
i i n t := 1;
begin
w h i l e i < 10 l o o p
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( i ) ;
i := i + 1;
end l o o p ;
Note
What is printed 1 to 9 or 1 to 10?
PL/SQL also has a for statement, very different from C
PL/SQL does not have increment/decrement operators, e.g., i or ++j
PL/SQL does not have compound assignments, e.g., i +=7 or j =2
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Surprises: In General
Surprises
The code is stored in the DBMS!
{ has been replaced by begin and } by end

SQL and programming logic blends very nicely!
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A strong-point of PL/SQL
Procedures are different from functions

The assignment operator is := and not =
The comparison operator is = and not ==
Control structures are quite different from the C world
Three-valued logic will time and again surprise you!
Server output is not enabled by default
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Which is a big surprise
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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An Example
Example (Various Data Types)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure u s e b a s i c t y p e s i s
v s t r v a r c h a r 2 ( 3 0 ) : = A s t r i n g ;
v i n t i n t : = 2 65;
c p i c o n s t a n t f l o a t : = 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419;
v f l o a t f l o a t := v i n t c p i ;
begin
p( v str ); p( v int ); p( v float );
end ;
Output
A string
36893488147419103232
115904311329233965478,149216911761758199
Note
Forget what you think of data types and size!
Very high precision on all number types in both SQL and PL/SQL
The size of strings must be defined
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Overview: Scalar Data Types

Scalar Data Types
Description
Integers
Floats
Strings
Boolean
Date/time
Type
Examples
smallint
int/integer
positive
number
dec/decimal
real
varchar2
nvarchar2
char
Boolean
date
timestamp
-100, 0, 100
-1000, 0, 1000
0, 1, 2, 3
10.3
123.456, 3.4
123456.7890
Hello, Theta-Join
Tger, Dmon
World, Noise
True, False
2007-09-09
2009-09-09 12:34:56
Note
Not all of these data types are available from within SQL!
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Quiz: The Decimal Data Type

Example (Rouding)
create or
v dec
begin
v dec
dbms
v dec
dbms
v dec
dbms
end ;
r e p l a c e procedure u s i n g d e c i m a l i s
decimal ( 4 , 2 ) ;
:= 12.34;
output . p u t l i n e ( v dec ) ;
:= 12.344;
:= 12.347;
Questions
Will this compile, note that it is decimal(4,2)?
What will be printed (if it compiles)?
Are you surprised?
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Overview: Other Data Types

Special Data Types
Description
Type
Composite
Large Objects
Reference Types
Record
Varray
Table
BLOB
CLOB
BFILE
REF
REF CURSOR
Note
We will only use records in this lecture.
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Anchored Data Types: Type

Example (Anchor for a Column)
create or replace f u n c t i o n get status anchored (
s t u d e n t i d s t u d e n t . s i d%t y p e )
r e t u r n s t a t u s . dsc%t y p e i s
v s t a t u s s t a t u s . dsc%t y p e ;
begin
s e l e c t s t a . dsc
into
v status
from
s t u d e n t stu , s t a t u s s t a
where s t u . s t a t i d = s t a . s t a t i d
and
stu . sid = student id ;
return v status ;
end ;
Note
The anchored type using the %type
Very convenient of maintenance reasons (avoid hard-wiring types)
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Widely used, you are encouraged to use it!
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Anchored Data Types: Rowtype

Example (Anchor for a Table)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure g e t c o u r s e r o w t y p e (
c o u r s e i d course . c i d%t y p e )
is
v row course%rowtype ;
v tmp v a r c h a r 2 ( 5 0 0 ) ;
begin
select
into
v row
from
course c
where c . c i d = c o u r s e i d ;
v tmp : = v row . cname | | : | | v row . dsc ;
p ( v tmp ) ;
end ;
Note
The anchored type using the rowtype
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Creates a record
The dot notation for access elements of the record

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Surprises: Data Type

Note
Strings are a basic type, not an object like in Java or C#
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A maximum size must be specified
The sizes of the basic data type are very different from C and Java
Date and time are basic data types!
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This is very handy
The anchored types is something new compared to C and Java

Booleans are not a basic data type in SQL but in PL/SQL
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This sometimes leads to very annoying problems
Support for composite data type is not very good in PL/SQL

compared to C and Java
LOB objects are plain stupid
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But sometimes necessary
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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Overview
Example
create or
v tmp
begin
v tmp
v a l
end ;
r e p l a c e procedure p i n ( v a l i n i n t ) i s
int ;
:= val + 5;
: = v a l + 5 ; / i l l e g a l v a l i s read o n l y /
Example
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure p i n o u t ( v a l i n o u t i n t ) i s
begin
val := val + 5;
end ;
Example
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure c a l l p s i s
v in
i n t := 10;
v i n o u t i n t := 10;
begin
p in ( v in ) ; p( v in ) ;
p in out ( v in out ) ; p( v in out ) ;
end ;
When execute call ps prints 10 and 15, why?

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Quiz
Example
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure p i n o u t ( v a l i n o u t i n t ) i s
begin
val := val + 5;
end ;
Example
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure c a l l p s i s
v in
i n t := 10;
v i n o u t i n t := 10;
begin
p in ( v in ) ; p( v in ) ;
p in out ( v in out ) ; p( v in out ) ;
end ;
Questions
What are the formal parameter(s)?
What are the actual parameter(s)?
Is it call-by-value or call-by-reference?
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Out Parameters
Example
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure g e t x y c o o r (
c o o r i d i n i n t , x coor out i n t , y coor out i n t )
is
begin
x c o o r : = round ( c o o r i d / 4 . 2 ) ; s t u p i d c a l c u l a t i o n s
y c o o r : = round ( c o o r i d / 7 . 5 ) ;
end ;
Note
in
and out parameters can both be used in same procedure
The out parameters are write-only

More than one value is returned by the procedure
The calculation is naturally plain stupid
round
is the built-in rounding function
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Parameter Mode
Mode
Mode
Description
in
Formal parameter is read-only

Formal parameter is write-only
Formal parameter is read-write
out
in out
Note
in
is the default parameter mode if the mode is not specified
Stored procedures cannot be overloaded on the parameter signature

There is a nocopy compiler hint for in out parameters
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What is Wrong Here?

c r e a t e procedure p r o c 1 ( i i n t )
is
begin
s n i p c o m p l i c a t e d s t u f f
return i ;
end ;
create function func 1 ( i i n t )

return i n t is
begin
return hello ;
end ;

return i n t is
begin
return i 2;
p ( h e l l o world ) ;
end ;

return i n t is
begin
p ( h e l l o world ) ;
end ;
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Avoid This
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Additional Comments on Parameters
Items to Notice
A default value can be provided for each parameter
Stored procedures cannot be overloaded on the parameter signature
Stored procedures can be called by position or by name
Works like in most programming languages, however different syntax!
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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Overview
Definition
A cursor is a mechanism that ensure a result set can be identified by a
declarative language such as SQL and processed by a procedural
language such as PL/SQL or C#
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Overview
Definition
Solution
Solves the well-known impedance mismatch problem!
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Overview
Definition
Solution
Solves the well-known impedance mismatch problem!
Generality
Knowledge about cursors in PL/SQL is directly transferable to many other
programming languages.
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The Unix ls command

Example (List Tables)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure l s i s
cursor c tables i s
s e l e c t from c a t ;
v t a b le n a m e c a t . table name%t y p e ;
c a t . t a b l e t y p e%t y p e ;
v type
begin
open c t a b l e s ;
loop
f e t c h c t a b l e s i n t o v table name , v t y p e ;
e x i t when c t a b l e s%n o t f ou n d ;
p ( v t a b le n a m e ) ;
end l o o p ;
close c tables ;
end ;
Note
The view tab is a table that contains all table names
The cursor is declared, opened, fetched, and closed
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Cursor Attributes
Attributes
Attribute
notfound
found
rowcount
isopen
Type
Boolean
Boolean
Integer
Boolean
Description
True if a record is fetched unsuccessfully
True if a record is fetched successfully
The number of records fetched from the cursor
True if cursor is open
Note
There are additional attributes for bulk operations.
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Quiz: Using rowcount

Example
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure l s c n t i s
cursor c tables i s
s e l e c t table name from c a t ;
begin
loop
f e t c h c t a b l e s i n t o v t a b le n a m e ;
p ( c t a b l e s%rowcount | | | | v t a b le n a m e ) ;
end l o o p ;
close c tables ;
end ;
Question
What is printed?
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Quiz: Using isopen?

Example
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e procedure l s i s o p e n i s
cursor c tables i s
s e l e c t table name from c a t ;
v s t a t u s boolean : = f a l s e ;
begin
v s t a t u s : = c t a b l e s%isopen ; pb ( v s t a t u s
loop
f e t c h c t a b l e s i n t o v t a b le n a m e ;
end l o o p ;
close c tables ;
end ;
);
);
);
);
Question
What is printed?
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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Introduction
Idea
A class like concept
Very good for building libraries
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A way to cluster related stored procedures
Has a header and a body (think C-style languages)
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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Introduction
Goal
To build a uniform way to address the data stored in table!
Methods
Name
Description
exist(<primary key>)
to string(<primary key>)
print(<primary key>)
Return true if primary key exists

Return string representation of row
Convenient way to display a row
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Introduction
Goal
To build a uniform way to address the data stored in table!
Methods
Name
Description
exist(<primary key>)
to string(<primary key>)
print(<primary key>)
Return true if primary key exists

Return string representation of row
Convenient way to display a row
Note
Many more methods can be envisioned
Think object-relational mapping (ORM) tools
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Header File: Course Table

Example (Header)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e package ccourse i s
f u n c t i o n e x i s t ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) r e t u r n boolean ;
f u n c t i o n t o s t r i n g ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) r e t u r n s t r i n g ;
procedure p r i n t ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) ;
end ;
Note
The header lists all the public stored procedures
The naming convention table name course package name ccourse
The design is influenced by the Object class from Java and C#
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Header File: Course Table

Example (Header)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e package ccourse i s
f u n c t i o n e x i s t ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) r e t u r n boolean ;
f u n c t i o n t o s t r i n g ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) r e t u r n s t r i n g ;
procedure p r i n t ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) ;
end ;
Note
The header lists all the public stored procedures
The naming convention table name course package name ccourse
The design is influenced by the Object class from Java and C#
Quiz
Why is the method called exist and not exists?
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Body File: Private Method and Cursor

Example (Body)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e package body ccourse i s
p r i v a t e c o n s t a n t
c e r r o r c i d n u l l c o n s t a n t i n t : = 20001;
a c u r s o r used i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n
c u r s o r c u r e x i s t ( c v c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) i s
s e l e c t c . c i d , c . cname , c . semester , c . dsc
from
course c
where c . c i d = c v c i d ;
a p r i v a t e method
procedure c h e c k v a l i d c i d ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) i s
begin
i f c i d i s n u l l then
raise application error ( c error cid null ,
Course ID i s n u l l ) ;
end i f ;
end ;
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Body File: Private Method and Cursor

Example (Body)
c r e a t e o r r e p l a c e package body ccourse i s
p r i v a t e c o n s t a n t
c e r r o r c i d n u l l c o n s t a n t i n t : = 20001;
a c u r s o r used i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n
c u r s o r c u r e x i s t ( c v c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) i s
s e l e c t c . c i d , c . cname , c . semester , c . dsc
from
course c
where c . c i d = c v c i d ;
a p r i v a t e method
procedure c h e c k v a l i d c i d ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) i s
begin
i f c i d i s n u l l then
raise application error ( c error cid null ,
Course ID i s n u l l ) ;
end i f ;
end ;
Note
The method check valid cid is private
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Body File: The Exist Method

Example (Method)
f u n c t i o n e x i s t ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) r e t u r n boolean i s
r e c e x i s t c u r e x i s t%rowtype ;
begin
c h e c k v a l i d c i d ( c i d ) ; p r e c o n d i t i o n
open c u r e x i s t ( c i d ) ;
fetch cur exist into rec exist ;
close c u r e x i s t ;
r e t u r n ( r e c e x i s t . cid i s not n u l l ) ;
end ;
Note
Uses the private method check valid cid to check preconditions
Uses the private cursor cur exist
Returns true if a valid primary key is found
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Body File: The to string Method

Example (Method)
f u n c t i o n t o s t r i n g ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) r e t u r n s t r i n g i s
v rv string (512);
r e c e x i s t c u r e x i s t%rowtype ;
begin
open c u r e x i s t ( c i d ) ;
fetch cur exist into rec exist ;
close c u r e x i s t ;
v r v : = course name : | | r e c e x i s t . cname | | | |
course desc : | | r e c e x i s t . dsc ;
return v rv ;
end ;
Note
Uses the private cursor cur exist
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Body File: The print Methods
Example (Method)
procedure p r i n t ( c i d course . c i d%t y p e ) i s
begin
dbms output . p u t l i n e ( t o s t r i n g ( c i d ) ) ;
end ;
Note
print calls to string
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Exercising the Package

Example
SQL> execute ccourse . p r i n t ( 4 ) ;
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Example
Note
Similar to executing a stored procedure
Access member by the dot notation
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Example
Note
Similar to executing a stored procedure
Access member by the dot notation
Example
SQL> execute ccourse . p r i n t ( n u l l ) ;
Note
Results in an error ORA-20001: Course ID is null
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Summary: Packages
Main Points
Can have a public and a private part
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Has no protected access modifiers as in Java or C#
Is used to cluster related stored procedures

Cursors, constants, and variables can be shared between methods in
a package
The foundation for building larger libraries in PL/SQL
There is a huge library of built-it packages on Oracle
Has very good exception handling facilities
Comparison to Object-Oriented Languages

No inheritance
Only static methods
No concept of an object
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Outline
Introduction
Stored Procedures
An Overview
Data Types
Parameter Parsing
Cursors
Packages
Summary
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Advantages
Advantages
A complete programming language
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You are not missing stuff as you sometimes are in SQL
In wide-spread usage in the industry

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Adds to your market value
Very good integration of programming logic and SQL

Impedance mismatch is basically removed
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PL/SQL data types are super set of SQL data types

Cursors enable the processing of sets (or bags)
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Disadvantages
Disadvantages
Proprietary programming language
There is a very large number (>1000) of reserved words
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Can be hard to come up with a variable name that is not a reserved

word!
Pascal-family language (C-family more well-known)

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Which lead to a number of surprises
Object-oriented features are clumsy

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This has not been covered in this lecture
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Additional Information
Web Sites
www.oracle.com/technology/tech/pl_sql/index.html
PL/SQLs home
www.psoug.org/library.html A very good and complete wiki with

PL/SQL information
plsql-tutorial.com/ A crash course covering many PL/SQL

features
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Oracle_Programming/SQL_Cheatsheet
A short overview of PL/SQL
www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Oracle/CatalogOracle.htm Many
good examples, too many commercials
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Introduction to PL/SQL

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Procedural Programming Language

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Access from different programming languages

Very efficient for data intensive processing

Process large data set, small result returned

Enhance the security of database applications

Avoid SQL injection attacks

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Access from different programming languages

Very efficient for data intensive processing

Process large data set, small result returned

Enhance the security of database applications

Avoid SQL injection attacks

Control structures like if and loop statements

Stored procedures (and functions)

In very widely used in the industry

PSM = Persistent Storage Model

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Motivation for Stored Procedures

Can change internals without effecting clients

More manageable and easier to understand

Reuse, reuse, and reuse!

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A Procedure: Hello, World!

Both a procedure and a function is called a stored procedure

It is a begin and end language, not curly brackets: { and }

The package dbms output has the procedure put line

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A Function: Calculating Your BMI

Executing Stored Procedures

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Executing Stored Procedures

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Executing Stored Procedures

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Executing Stored Procedures

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Executing Stored Procedures

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Using SQL in Stored Procedures

Calling Other Procedures

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Calling Other Procedures

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Calling Other Procedures

Control Structures: A Crash Course I

Control Structures: A Crash Course II

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{ has been replaced by begin and } by end

Procedures are different from functions

Which is a big surprise

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Overview: Scalar Data Types

Quiz: The Decimal Data Type

Overview: Other Data Types

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Anchored Data Types: Type