Use table of char as an array : Table of Char « PL SQL « Oracle PL / SQL






Use table of char as an array

 


SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  5    Start_Date         DATE,
  6    End_Date           DATE,
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
 10  )
 11  /

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2               values ('01','Jason',    'Martin',  to_date('19960725','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20060725','YYYYMMDD'), 1234.56, 'Toronto',  'Programmer')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('02','Alison',   'Mathews', to_date('19760321','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19860221','YYYYMMDD'), 6661.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('03','James',    'Smith',   to_date('19781212','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19900315','YYYYMMDD'), 6544.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('04','Celia',    'Rice',    to_date('19821024','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19990421','YYYYMMDD'), 2344.78, 'Vancouver','Manager')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('05','Robert',   'Black',   to_date('19840115','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980808','YYYYMMDD'), 2334.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('06','Linda',    'Green',   to_date('19870730','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19960104','YYYYMMDD'), 4322.78,'New York',  'Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('07','David',    'Larry',   to_date('19901231','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980212','YYYYMMDD'), 7897.78,'New York',  'Manager')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('08','James',    'Cat',     to_date('19960917','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20020415','YYYYMMDD'), 1232.78,'Vancouver', 'Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /

ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester

8 rows selected.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- Nested loops and labels
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2    v_current_month INTEGER := TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'MM');
  3    myNumber        INTEGER;
  4    TYPE char4list IS TABLE OF CHAR(4);
  5    month_list char4list := char4list('Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','June','July','Aug','Sept','Oct','Nov','Dec');
  6    day_list char4list := char4list('Sun','Mon','Tues','Wed','Thur','Fri','Sat');
  7  BEGIN
  8
  9    FOR i IN 1..v_current_month LOOP
 10      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(month_list(i));
 11
 12      FOR j IN 1..7 LOOP
 13
 14        SELECT COUNT(*)
 15        INTO   myNumber
 16        FROM   employee
 17        WHERE  TO_CHAR(Start_Date,'fmYYYYMMD') =
 18            TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'YYYY')||TO_CHAR(i)||TO_CHAR(j);
 19
 20        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(day_list(j)||' '||myNumber);
 21      END LOOP;
 22    END LOOP;
 23  END;
 24  /
Jan
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0
Feb
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0
Mar
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0
Apr
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0
May
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0
June
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0
July
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0
Aug
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0
Sept
Sun  0
Mon  0
Tues 0
Wed  0
Thur 0
Fri  0
Sat  0

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /

Table dropped.

SQL>
SQL>
           
         
  








Related examples in the same category

1.FIRST, LAST, NEXT, and PRIOR.
2.Loop backwards over the table
3.Check if next index value exists.
4.Print an indexed element from the array.