Oracle-L: RE: ** is there PL/SQL for case

From: Igor Neyman <ineyman_at_perceptron.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 12:39:24 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C9835.20030807123924@fatcity.com>

RTFM on DECODE:

DECODE(state, 1, 'CA', 2, 'OR', 3, 'WA', 4, 'AR')

Igor Neyman, OCP DBA

ineyman_at_perceptron.com

-----Original Message-----
A Joshi
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:24 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Hi,

Is there a statement in pl/SQL like case or is if elsif the only way. Meaning if I need to transalate state depending on input number as follows :

1 - CA

2 - OR

3 - WA

4 - AR

Can I have one statement like case 'state# :

state := 'CA'
state := 'OR'

etc.

or do i have to do :

IF state# = 1 THEN

state := 'CA';

ELSIF state# = 2 THEN

state := 'OR';

etc

Thank You.

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