What are % TYPE and % ROWTYPE ? What are the advantages of
using these over datatypes?

Answer Posted / manoj

"%Type" :-It reffer one datatype which take
data type of a column in table,
Previously defined variable(Anchor type)

"%Rowtype" :-Have all type Refered May be for
Table,
Cursor,
Ref Cursor,
curor variable etc.

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