{"id":17144,"date":"2020-10-11T12:24:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T12:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/?p=17144"},"modified":"2020-10-11T15:21:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T15:21:44","slug":"oracle-pl-sql-loops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbtut.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/11\/oracle-pl-sql-loops\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle PL\/SQL Loops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains information about PL\/SQL Loops such as WHILE, FOR and necessary statements for these loops like GOTO, Continue, EXIT.<\/p>\n<h3>What is loop in PL SQL?<\/h3>\n<p>PL\/SQL Loops are structures used to run commands again until a certain condition is met.<\/p>\n<h2>What are Oracle loops?<\/h2>\n<h3>LOOP in Oracle<\/h3>\n<p>It is used to run the commands in the block continuously.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">LOOP\r\n    -- Commands\r\nEND LOOP;<\/pre>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> If the loop is not terminated with the EXIT keyword it will run continuously-infinitely. Example LOOP usage is as follows.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    LOOP\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Hello Oracle!');\r\n        EXIT;\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p>Example LOOP WHEN EXIT usage is as follows.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    LOOP\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_number);\r\n        v_number := v_number + 1;\r\n        EXIT WHEN v_number &gt; 10;\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<h3>WHILE LOOP in PL\/SQL<\/h3>\n<p>It is used to run the commands in the block until the condition is met.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">WHILE Your_Condition LOOP\r\n   -- Commands\r\nEND LOOP;<\/pre>\n<p>Example WHILE usage is as follows.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    WHILE v_number &lt; 10 LOOP\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Command executed ' ||v_number || ' times.');\r\n        v_number := v_number + 1;\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<h3>FOR LOOP in PL\/SQL<\/h3>\n<p>It is used to run commands in the block as much as predetermined number.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">FOR Counter IN Start .. Finish LOOP\r\n   -- Commands\r\nEND LOOP;<\/pre>\n<p>Example FOR usage is as follows.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    FOR v_number IN 1 .. 10 LOOP\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Command executed ' ||v_number || ' times.');\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p>The number range can be a custom range.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    FOR v_number IN 100 .. 110 LOOP\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_number);\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p>To reverse the start and end in the FOR loop<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    FOR v_number IN REVERSE 100 .. 110 LOOP\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_number);\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<h3>GOTO Statement in PL\/SQL<\/h3>\n<p>It is used to direct the command flow to a predetermined tag.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">GOTO tag<\/pre>\n<p>Example GOTO usage is as follows.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">BEGIN\r\n    GOTO second_command;\r\n\r\n    &lt;&lt;first_command&gt;&gt;\r\n    DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('first_command');\r\n    GOTO last_command;\r\n\r\n    &lt;&lt;second_command&gt;&gt;\r\n    DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('second_command');\r\n    GOTO first_command;\r\n\r\n    &lt;&lt;last_command&gt;&gt;\r\n    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('last_command');\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p>With GOTO, the loop can be created as follows.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    &lt;&lt;my_loop&gt;&gt;\r\n    IF v_number &lt; 10 THEN\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Command executed ' ||v_number || ' times.');\r\n        v_number := v_number +1;\r\n        GOTO my_loop;\r\n    END IF;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> It is not recommended to use GOTO. Because GOTO complicates the command flow.<\/p>\n<h3>EXIT Statement in PL\/SQL<\/h3>\n<p>It is used to exit the loop.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    FOR v_number IN 1 .. 10 LOOP\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Command executed ' ||v_number || ' times.');\r\n        EXIT;\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p>The WHEN keyword can be used to determine the condition.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    FOR v_number IN 1 .. 10 LOOP\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Command executed ' ||v_number || ' times.');\r\n        EXIT WHEN v_number &gt; 4;\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<h3>Continue Statement in PL\/SQL<\/h3>\n<p>Its used to skip loop steps.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true\">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    FOR v_number IN 1 .. 10 LOOP\r\n        CONTINUE;\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Command executed ' ||v_number || ' times.');\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p>The WHEN keyword can be used to determine the condition.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    FOR v_number IN 1 .. 10 LOOP\r\n        CONTINUE WHEN v_number &gt; 3;\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Command executed ' ||v_number || ' times.');\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p>Various operators can be used for a certain range.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"lang:default decode:true \">SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;\r\nDECLARE\r\n    v_number PLS_INTEGER := 1;\r\nBEGIN\r\n    FOR v_number IN 1 .. 10 LOOP\r\n        CONTINUE WHEN v_number &lt; 3 OR v_number &gt; 5 ;\r\n        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('Command executed ' ||v_number || ' times.');\r\n    END LOOP;\r\nEND;<\/pre>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The keyword CONTINUE must be added at the beginning of the commands. 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