Difference between Decode and Case?

Answer Posted / gurujothi

*CASE can only be used inside the SQL statement where as CASE can be used anywhere even as a parameter of a function or procedure.
*Decode can do equality check only but Case can do more logic comparisons such as <,>etc.,
*The Case will handle NULL differently

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