9861600203PL/SQL Course Outline
1. Overview
1.1. Features of PL/SQL
1.2. Advantages of PL/SQL
2. Environment Setup
2.1. Text Editor
3. Basic Syntax
3.1. The ‘Hello World’ Example
3.2. The PL/SQL Identifiers
3.3. The PL/SQL Delimiters
3.4. The PL/SQL Comments
3.4. PL/SQL Program Units
4. Data Types
4.1. PL/SQL Scalar Data Types and Subtypes
4.2. PL/SQL Numeric Data Types and Subtypes
4.3. PL/SQL Character Data Types and Subtypes
4.4. PL/SQL Boolean Data Types
4.5. PL/SQL Datetime and Interval Types
4.6. PL/SQL Large Object (LOB) Data Types
4.7. PL/SQL User-Defined Subtypes
4.8. NULLs in PL/SQL
5. Variables
5.1. Variable Declaration in PL/SQL
5.2. Initializing Variables in PL/SQL
5.3. Variable Scope in PL/SQL
5.4. Assigning SQL Query Results to PL/SQL Variables
6. Constants and Literals
6.1. Declaring a Constant
6.2. The PL/SQL Literals
7. Operators
7.1. Arithmetic Operators
7.2. Relational Operators
7.3.` Comparison Operators
7.4. Logical Operators
7.5. PL/SQL Operator Precedence
8. Conditions
9. Loops
9.1. Labeling a PL/SQL Loop
9.2. The Loop Control Statements
10. Strings
10.1. Declaring String Variables
10.2. PL/SQL String Functions and Operators
11. Arrays
11.1. Creating a Varray Type
12. Procedures
12.1. Parts of a PL/SQL Subprogram
12.2. Creating a Procedure
12.3. Executing a Standalone Procedure
12.4. Deleting a Standalone Procedure
12.5. Parameter Modes in PL/SQL Subprograms
12.6. Methods for Passing Parameters
13. Functions
13.1. Creating a Function
13.2. Calling a Function
13.3. PL/SQL Recursive Functions
14. Cursors
14.1. Implicit Cursors
14.2. Explicit Cursors
14.3. Declaring the Cursor
14.4. Opening the Cursor
14.5. Fetching the Cursor
14.6. Closing the Cursor
15. Records
15.1. Table-Based Records
15.2. Cursor-Based Records
15.3. User-Defined Records
16. Exceptions
16.1. Syntax for Exception Handling
16.2. Raising Exceptions
16.3. User-defined Exceptions
16.4. Pre-defined Exceptions
17. Triggers
17.1. Creating Triggers
17.2. Triggering a Trigger
18. Packages
18.1. Package Specification
18.2. Package Body
18.3. Using the Package Elements
The Package Specification
Creating the Package Body
Using The Package
19. Collections
19.1. Index-By Table
19.2. Nested Tables
19.3. Collection Methods
19.4. Collection Exceptions
20. Transactions
20.1. Starting and Ending a Transaction
20.2. Committing a Transaction
20.3. Rolling Back Transactions
20.4. Automatic Transaction Control
21. Date & Time
21.1. Field Values for Datetime and Interval Data Types
21.2. The Datetime Data Types and Functions
21.3. The Interval Data Types and Functions
22. DBMS Output
22.1. DBMS_OUTPUT Subprograms
23. Object Oriented
23.1. Instantiating an Object
23.2. Member Methods
23.3. Using Map method
23.4. Using Order method
23.5. Inheritance for PL/SQL Objects
23.6. Abstract Objects in PL/SQL