Block of PL/SQL in Oracle DBMS

Ricky Barnes
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:55:16

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PL/SQL is a block structured language i.e the code of PL./SQL is written in the form of blocks. PL/SQL also contains the robustness, security and portability of the Oracle database.Each block of PL/SQL contains the following subparts −Declarations -  This section contains all the items that needs to be declared before the program such as variables, subprograms etc. This section contains the keyword DECLARE at its start. In general, Declarations is an optional subpart of the PL/SQL program.Executable Commands -  This section of the PL/SQL code contains the executable statements. It contains BEGIN and END at its starting and ending. ... Read More

Cursors in Oracle DBMS

Amit Diwan
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:53:39

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When a SQL statement is executed in Oracle, the temporary context area is created. This area contains all the relevant information relating to the statement and its execution. The cursor is a pointer to this context area and allows the PL/SQL program to control this area.There are two types of Cursors.Implicit CursorsExplicit CursorsLet us begin with Implicit Cursors −Implicit CursorsWhenever an SQL statement is executed, the implicit cursors are automatically created. This happens if there is no explicit cursor for the particular statement. Implicit cursors cannot be controlled by the programmers.There are many different attributes for Implicit Cursors. Some of ... Read More

CSS3 Font Combinations

varun
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:50:06

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CSS3 has adapted font combinations technology. In here, if the browser does not support the first font then it tries the next font.Let us see an example of Sans-Serif fonts −

FIELD Function vs FIND_IN_SET Function in MySQL

Arjun Thakur
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:49:28

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As we know, both the functions are used to search a string from the arguments provided in them but there are some significant differences between them as follows −FIND_IN_SET() −  function uses the string list that is itself a string containing the substring separated by commas. Whereas, FIELD() function contains list of different strings among which it will find the index number of the string, if present, which is to be searched.FIND_IN_SET() −  function returns NULL if any of the argument i.e. either search string or string list is NULL. In contrast, FIELD() function do not returns NULL but returns ... Read More

DDBMS Components

Ricky Barnes
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:48:53

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The contents of a distributed database are spread across multiple locations. That means the contents may be stored in different systems that are located in the same place or geographically far away. However, the database still appears uniform to the users i.e the fact that the database is stored at multiple locations is transparent to the users.The different components of a distributed database are −Let us now discuss them one by one −UsersThere are many users who use the distributed database. For them, the fact that the database is spread across multiple locations is transparent and they perceive the database ... Read More

MySQL ELT Function Behavior with Out-of-Range Index

karthikeya Boyini
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:48:29

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MySQL ELT() function returns NULL as output if the index number provided as argument is higher than the number of strings. Following is an example to make it clearer −Examplemysql> Select ELT(6,'Ram','is','a','good','boy')As Result; +--------+ | Result | +--------+ | NULL   | +--------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)As we can see that index number is 6 and the list of strings is having only 5 strings. Hence MySQL returns NULL.

HTML DOM Textarea Readonly Property

AmitDiwan
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:47:11

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The HTML DOM Textarea readOnly property returns and modify whether the content of a text area element in an HTML document should be read only or not.SyntaxFollowing is the syntax −1. Returning readOnlyobject.readOnly2. Adding readOnlyobject.readOnly = true | falseLet us see an example of HTML DOM Textarea readOnly Property −Example    body {       color: #000;       background: lightseagreen;       height: 100vh;    }    .btn {       background: #db133a;       border: none;       height: 2rem;       border-radius: 2px;       width: 40%; ... Read More

MySQL FIND_IN_SET Function Returns NULL Output

Swarali Sree
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:46:53

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FIND_IN_SET() function returns NULL as output if any of the argument i.e. either search string or string list, is NULL. Of course, It will also return NULL if both of the arguments are NULL.Examplemysql> Select FIND_IN_SET(NULL,'Ram is a good boy') AS Result; +--------+ | Result | +--------+ | NULL   | +--------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT FIND_IN_SET('RAM',NULL)AS RESULT; +--------+ | RESULT | +--------+ | NULL   | +--------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT FIND_IN_SET(NULL,NULL); +------------------------+ | FIND_IN_SET(NULL,NULL) | +------------------------+ |                   NULL | +------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Overview of Packages in Oracle

Alex Onsman
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:46:22

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Packages are SQL procedures, functions, variables, statements etc. that are grouped into a single unit. Many different applications can share the contents of a package, as it is stored in the database.Parts of a PackageThe following are the parts of a package in Oracle −Package SpecificationThe package specifications contains information about all the procedures, functions, variables, constants etc. stored inside it. It has the declaration of all the components but not the code.All the objects that are in the specification are known as public objects. If there is any object that is not available in the specification but is coded ... Read More

Use FIND_IN_SET Function with MySQL WHERE Clause

Arushi
Updated on 20-Jun-2020 08:45:16

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When we use FIND_IN_SET() function in WHERE clause then it searches the search string within the given string as specified in the argument and retrieves all the columns from concerned rows. Following is an example to demonstrate it −ExampleIn this example, we are getting the columns from ‘Student’ table where the rows have the value of name as ‘Gaurav’. Here the FIND_IN_SET() function will search the search string ‘Gaurav’ from the values of column ‘Name’.mysql> Select Id, Name, Address, Subject from student WHERE FIND_IN_SET('Gaurav', Name); +------+--------+---------+-----------+ | Id   | Name   | Address | Subject   | +------+--------+---------+-----------+ ... Read More

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