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    Create and call a subprogram with record type parameters

    Last Updated:2026-04-27 03:14:13  Updated
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    Like variables of other common data types, variables of the record type can also be passed as parameters to subprograms.

    Applicability

    This topic applies only to OceanBase Database Enterprise Edition. OceanBase Database Community Edition provides only the MySQL mode.

    Example: Create and call a subprogram with record type parameters

    The following example defines variables of the record type in two ways:

    r_ware1 TYPE_WARE;  
    r_ware2 ware%ROWTYPE;
    

    The SELECT INTO statement shows two methods for assigning values to the record variables. The two variables have the same structure, and can be assigned with values as follows: r_ware1 := r_ware2;.

    Finally, the variables of the record type are passed as parameters to the subprogram.

    obclient> CREATE TABLE ware (
        w_id int
      , w_ytd decimal(12,2)
      , w_tax decimal(4,4)
      , w_name varchar(10)
      , w_street_1 varchar(20)
      , w_street_2 varchar(20)
      , w_city varchar(20)
      , w_state char(2)
      , w_zip char(9)
      , unique(w_name, w_city)
      , primary key(w_id)
      );
    Query OK, 0 rows affected
    
    obclient> INSERT INTO ware VALUES(1, 1200, .1868, 'W_NAME_1', 'jTNkXKWXOdh',
                                      'lf9QXTXXGoF04IZBkCP7', 'srRq15uvxe5', 'GQ', 506811111);
    Query OK, 1 row affected
    
    obclient> INSERT INTO ware VALUES(2, 1200, .0862,  'W_NAME_2', 'xEdT1jkENtbLwoI1Zb0',
                                      'NT0j4RCQ4OqrS', 'vlwzndw2FPrO', 'XR', 063311111);
    Query OK, 1 row affected
    
    obclient> CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE pkg_ware_mgmt as
        TYPE TYPE_WARE IS RECORD(
             w_id       ware.w_id%TYPE
            ,w_ytd      ware.w_ytd%TYPE
            ,w_tax      ware.w_tax%TYPE
            ,w_name     ware.w_name%TYPE
            ,w_street_1 ware.w_street_1%TYPE
            ,w_street_2 ware.w_street_2%TYPE
            ,w_city     ware.w_city%TYPE
            ,w_state        ware.w_state%TYPE
            ,w_zip      ware.w_zip%TYPE
        );
    
        PROCEDURE sp_record_print(p_w_id IN ware.w_id%type);
    END;
    /
    Query OK, 0 rows affected
    
    obclient> CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY pkg_ware_mgmt
    AS  
         PROCEDURE sp_record_print_by_record(p_record IN TYPE_WARE)
          AS
          BEGIN
                dbms_output.put_line('Print a record :');
                dbms_output.put_line('W_ID : ' || p_record.w_id
                    || ', W_YTD : ' || p_record.w_ytd
                    || ', W_TAX : ' || p_record.w_tax
                    || ', W_NAME : ' || p_record.w_name
                    || ', W_STREET_1 : ' || p_record.w_street_1
                    || ', W_STREET_2 : ' || p_record.w_street_2
                    || ', W_CITY : ' || p_record.w_city
                    || ', W_STATE : ' || p_record.w_state
                    || ', W_ZIP : ' || p_record.w_zip )
                ;
                dbms_output.put_line('');
        END;
    
        PROCEDURE sp_record_print(p_w_id IN ware.w_id%TYPE )
        IS
            r_ware1 TYPE_WARE;  
            r_ware2 ware%ROWTYPE;
        BEGIN
            SELECT "W_ID","W_YTD","W_TAX","W_NAME","W_STREET_1","W_STREET_2","W_CITY","W_STATE","W_ZIP"
            INTO r_ware1.w_id, r_ware1.w_ytd, r_ware1.w_tax, r_ware1.w_name, r_ware1.w_street_1, r_ware1.w_street_2, r_ware1.w_city, r_ware1.w_state, r_ware1.w_zip
            FROM ware
            WHERE w_id = p_w_id;
    
            sp_record_print_by_record(r_ware1);
    
            SELECT "W_ID","W_YTD","W_TAX","W_NAME","W_STREET_1","W_STREET_2","W_CITY","W_STATE","W_ZIP"
            INTO r_ware2
            FROM ware
            WHERE w_id = p_w_id + 1;
    
            r_ware1 := r_ware2;
    
            sp_record_print_by_record(r_ware1);
    
        EXCEPTION
            WHEN OTHERS THEN
                dbms_output.put_line('Raise an unknown exception !');          
      END ;
    
    END;
    /
    Query OK, 0 rows affected  
    
    obclient> CALL pkg_ware_mgmt.sp_record_print(1);
    Query OK, 0 rows affected  
    
    Print a record :
    W_ID : 1, W_YTD : 1200, W_TAX : .1868, W_NAME : W_NAME_1, W_STREET_1 : jTNkXKWXOdh, W_STREET_2 : lf9QXTXXGoF04IZBkCP7, W_CITY : srRq15uvxe5, W_STATE : GQ, W_ZIP : 506811111
    Print a record :
    W_ID : 2, W_YTD : 1200, W_TAX : .0862, W_NAME : W_NAME_2, W_STREET_1 : xEdT1jkENtbLwoI1Zb0, W_STREET_2 : NT0j4RCQ4OqrS, W_CITY : vlwzndw2FPrO, W_STATE : XR, W_ZIP : 063311111
    

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