Explain the difference between a FUNCTION, PROCEDURE and
PACKAGE.
Answer Posted / aleena
PROCEDURE:
cannot return a value
SYNTAX:
CREATE PROCEDURE procedure_name [argument datatype]
AS
BEGIN
sql statements
END;
/
FUNCTION:
returns a value
SYNTAX:
CREATE FUNCTION function_name [argument[IN] datatype]
RETURN datatype
AS
BEGIN
sql statements
END;
/
PACKAGES
Pakages are groups of functions,procedures,sql blocks
goruped together in a single unit.
there are two parts to creating a PACKAGE --1>CREATE
PACKAGE & 2> CREATE PACKAGE BODY
SYNTAX :
CREATE PACKAGE :
CREATE PACKAGE package_name
AS
FUNCTION function_name(datatype);
PROCEDURE procedure_name (datatype);
.......
.......(sql/plsql statements )
........
END;
CREATE PACKAGE BODY :
CREATE PACKAGE BODY packagebody_name
AS
FUNCTION function_name (datatype)
RETURN datatype
AS
.....
.....
.....
END function_name;
PROCEDURE procedure_name (datatype)
AS
......
.....
.....
END procedure_name
END PACKAGE;
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