what are the different types of cursors? explain?
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Answer / srilakshmi paleti
1)Implicit cursor
2)Explicit Cursor
EXPLANATION OF
1)IMPLICIT CURSOR : When ever user performs any DML
operation automatically implicit cursors will raise. User
noneed to create,open,fetch,close the cursor.In PLSQL
select statement also it will work.
2)EXPLICIT CURSOR: User has to create,open,fetch and close
the cursor.
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Answer / amit basu
Types of Cursor :
I) Implicit
II) Explicit (Explicit cursor has three sub-types)
1) Simple Cursor
2) Parameterised Cursor
3) Reference Cursor
EXPLANATION OF
I) Implicit--- SINGLE USER ONLY
II) Explicit ----- MULTI USER ONLY
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Answer / mohan
Cursor: Cursor is a pointer which is used to fetch one by one record from active set into plsql block.
Types: There are two types of cursors we have in plsql.
they are,
1. Implicit Cursors
2. Explicit cursors
1.Implicit cursors: when ever we perform sql operations then automatically implicit cursors will come into the picture. no need to declare,open,fetch and close implicit cursors.
2.Explicit cursors: These are user defined cursors. we have to declare,open,fetch and close these cursors.
Cursor Attributes:
1.%found
2.%notfound
3.%isopen
4.%rowcount
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Answer / manish kumar
Implicit cursor is declered by System its own But Explicit
cursor is declered by user
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