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

From: Pardee, Roy E <roy.e.pardee_at_lmco.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 15:39:23 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C987D.20030807153923@fatcity.com>

9i pl/sql has a case statement--see the docs. Here is sample code copied from said docs:

<quote>
DECLARE
  n number;
BEGIN
  CASE n
    WHEN 1 THEN dbms_output.put_line('n = 1');     WHEN 2 THEN

      dbms_output.put_line('n = 2');
      dbms_output.put_line('That implies n > 1');

ELSE dbms_output.put_line('n is some other value.'); END CASE;
END;
</quote>

HTH,
-Roy

Roy Pardee
Programmer/Analyst/DBA
SWFPAC Lockheed Martin IT
Extension 8487
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Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:34 PM
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I am not sure in 9i. But in 8i I think you can use "case" in sql but not in pl/sql. You have to use if elsif in pl/sql.

Guang
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Joshi
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:24 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

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