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FUNCTIONS

ABHIRAMI T
FUNCTIONS

• Functions are similar to procedures but with a key


difference: functions return a single value, whereas
procedures do not return any value directly.
• Functions are used to perform computations and return
results to the calling program or procedure.
• They can accept parameters, just like procedures, and
can be called from SQL statements or other PL/SQL
blocks.
CREATE [OR REPLACE] FUNCTION function_name
[(parameter_name [IN | OUT | IN OUT] type [, ...])]
RETURN return_datatype
{IS | AS}
BEGIN
< function_body >
END [function_name];
| ID | NAME | AGE | ADDRESS | SALARY |
+----+----------+-----+-----------+----------+
| 1 | Ramesh | 32 | Ahmedabad | 2000.00 |
| 2 | Khilan | 25 | Delhi | 1500.00 |
| 3 | kaushik | 23 | Kota | 2000.00 |
| 4 | Chaitali | 25 | Mumbai | 6500.00 |
| 5 | Hardik | 27 | Bhopal | 8500.00 |
| 6 | Komal | 22 | MP | 4500.00 |
+----+----------+-----+-----------+----------+
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION totalCustomers
RETURN number IS
total number(2) := 0;
BEGIN
SELECT count(*) into total
FROM customers;

RETURN total;
END;
/
FUNCTION CALL

• To use a function, you will have to call that function to


perform the defined task.
• When a program calls a function, the program control is
transferred to the called function.
• A called function performs the defined task and when its
return statement is executed or when the last end
statement is reached, it returns the program control back
to the main program.
DECLARE
c number(2);
BEGIN
c := totalCustomers();
dbms_output.put_line('Total no. of Customers: ' || c);
END;
/
RESULT:Total no. of Customers: 6

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.


PL/SQL Recursive Functions

• We have seen that a program or subprogram may call


another subprogram.
• When a subprogram calls itself, it is referred to as a
recursive call and the process is known as recursion.
• calculate the factorial of a number.
n! = n*(n-1)!
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