Better to understand DBMS_SQL itself to some extent, before understanding NUMBER_TABLE.
( I do this for My Learning!)
NUMBER_TABLE
is Actually,
TYPE number_table IS TABLE OF NUMBER INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
So, only numbers are allowed!
FlowChart on How DBMS_SQL Works! :
Your interested area comes in bind variable box
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Example:
In a DELETE statement, for example, you could bind in an array in the WHERE clause and have the statement be run for each element in the array:
DECLARE
stmt VARCHAR2(200);
dept_no_array DBMS_SQL.NUMBER_TABLE;
c NUMBER;
dummy NUMBER;
begin
dept_no_array(1) := 10; dept_no_array(2) := 20; /* Put some values into the array */
dept_no_array(3) := 30; dept_no_array(4) := 40;
dept_no_array(5) := 30; dept_no_array(6) := 40;
stmt := 'delete from emp where deptno = :dept_array'; /* A Dynamic SQL String with a bind variable */
c := DBMS_SQL.OPEN_CURSOR; /* Open a Cursor! */
DBMS_SQL.PARSE(c, stmt, DBMS_SQL.NATIVE); /* Parse the Dynamic SQL , making it happen on the native database to which is connected! */
DBMS_SQL.BIND_ARRAY(c, ':dept_array', dept_no_array, 1, 4);
/* Bind only elements 1 through 4 to the cursor Happens 4 times */
dummy := DBMS_SQL.EXECUTE(c);
/* Execute the Query, and return number of rows deleted! */
DBMS_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR(c);
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
IF DBMS_SQL.IS_OPEN(c) THEN
DBMS_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR(c);
END IF;
RAISE;
END;
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P.S. Pure rip-off, with some more commments ,from Oracle
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solved Can somebody explain dbms_sql.number_table [closed]