Re: PL/SQL best practices ? How to go to end of loop (i.e. next record)
- From: Michael Moore <michaeljmoore@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tim Hall <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:20:34 -0800
Tim,
We are almost on 11g. This is the perfect construct for my problem. Thanks!
Regards,
Mike
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Tim Hall <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> If you are using Oracle 11g you can use the CONTINUE or CONTINUE WHEN.
>
>
> http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/11g/PlsqlNewFeaturesAndEnhancements_11gR1.php#continue_statement
>
> Cheers
>
> Tim...
>
> On Wednesday, February 9, 2011, Joel Slowik <jslowik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Let me re-state what I just said, I shouldn’t have said I would never use
> a goto. I should have said – I will not be using goto’s anytime in the near
> future unless something or someone has a compelling reason for me to do
> so. I am open-minded after all From: Joel Slowik
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 4:53 PM
> > To: michaeljmoore@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: PL/SQL best practices ? How to go to end of loop (i.e. next
> record) I would never use a goto – that’s a very messy way to write code –
> imho is all. From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Moore
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 4:45 PM
> > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: PL/SQL best practices ? How to go to end of loop (i.e. next
> record) I can think of many ways to do this but is there a definitive best
> practice?I'm sure there must be articles on this somewhere, so links as well
> as comments are appreciated. BEGINfor cur1 in (SELECT bla bla bla)
> LOOP If something_I_dont_like then skip to next record in cur1;
> Lots and lots of code goes here. END LOOP;END; Some options:1) You
> could set up a label and use a goto.2) You could set up an inner block and
> use RAISE to break out: 3) You could do something like : BEGINfor cur1 in
> (SELECT bla bla bla) LOOP <<process_this_record>> FOR c2
> IN (SELECT * FROM DUAL) -- creates an exitable one-time loop LOOP
> If something then exit process_this_record;
> Lots and lots of code goes here. END LOOP
> process_this_record; END LOOP;END; 4) You could just nest IF statements
> like: BEGINfor cur1 in (SELECT bla bla bla) LOOP IF
> keep_processing_this_transaction THEN BEGIN Lots and
> lots of code goes here. END IF; END LOOP;END; So, what is the
> best way? Regards,Mike
> >
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