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A numeric FOR loop with insert statement

    
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE MyTable (
  2    num_col    NUMBER,
  3    char_col   VARCHAR2(60)
  4    );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> BEGIN
  2    FOR v_LoopCounter IN 1..50 LOOP
  3      INSERT INTO MyTable (num_col)
  4        VALUES (v_LoopCounter);
  5    END LOOP;
  6  END;
  7  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> select * from MyTable;
 NUM_COL CHAR_COL
-------- ------------------------------------------------------------
    1.00
    2.00
    3.00
    4.00
    5.00
    6.00
    7.00
    8.00
    9.00
   10.00
   11.00
 NUM_COL CHAR_COL
-------- ------------------------------------------------------------
   12.00
   13.00
   14.00
   15.00
   16.00
   17.00
   18.00
   19.00
   20.00
   21.00
   22.00
 NUM_COL CHAR_COL
-------- ------------------------------------------------------------
   23.00
   24.00
   25.00
   26.00
   27.00
   28.00
   29.00
   30.00
   31.00
   32.00
   33.00
 NUM_COL CHAR_COL
-------- ------------------------------------------------------------
   34.00
   35.00
   36.00
   37.00
   38.00
   39.00
   40.00
   41.00
   42.00
   43.00
   44.00
 NUM_COL CHAR_COL
-------- ------------------------------------------------------------
   45.00
   46.00
   47.00
   48.00
   49.00
   50.00
50 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> drop table MyTable;
Table dropped.
SQL>



Call EXIT to exit a for loop

    
SQL>
SQL> BEGIN
  2   FOR v_loopcounter IN 1..20 LOOP
  3         IF MOD(v_loopcounter,2) = 0 THEN
  4              DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("The AREA of the circle is " ||v_loopcounter*v_loopcounter );
  5         END IF;
  6         IF v_loopcounter = 10 THEN
  7              EXIT;
  8         END IF;
  9   END LOOP;
 10  END;
 11  /
The AREA of the circle is 4
The AREA of the circle is 16
The AREA of the circle is 36
The AREA of the circle is 64
The AREA of the circle is 100
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> --



Call EXIT WHEN to exit a function

    
SQL>
SQL>    CREATE OR REPLACE function exitfunc(p_pass_string VARCHAR2)
  2          RETURN NUMBER IS
  3               v_MYCOUNTER INTEGER := 1;
  4               v_COUNTNOSP NUMBER := 0;
  5     BEGIN
  6          WHILE v_MYCOUNTER <= LENGTH(p_PASS_STRING) LOOP
  7               IF SUBSTR(p_PASS_STRING,v_MYCOUNTER,1) != " " THEN
  8                    v_COUNTNOSP := v_COUNTNOSP + 1;
  9               ELSE
 10                   NULL;
 11              END IF;
 12              v_MYCOUNTER := v_MYCOUNTER + 1;
 13              EXIT WHEN SUBSTR(p_PASS_STRING,v_MYCOUNTER,1) = " ";
 14         END LOOP;
 15         RETURN v_COUNTNOSP ;
 16    END exitfunc;
 17    /
Function created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>   DECLARE
  2         v_MYTEXT VARCHAR2(20) := "THIS IS A TEST";
  3    BEGIN
  4         DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Total count is " || exitfunc(v_MYTEXT));
  5    END;
  6    /
Total count is 4
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> --



Changing the loop increment

   
SQL>
SQL> -- Changing the loop increment.
SQL> BEGIN
  2       FOR i IN 1..6 LOOP
  3            IF MOD(i,2) = 0 THEN
  4                 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Loop counter is " || i);
  5            END IF;
  6       END LOOP;
  7  END;
  8  /
Loop counter is 2
Loop counter is 4
Loop counter is 6
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>



Define a looping indexer as member variable in a procedure

    
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table emp(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,
  3    fname         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    lname          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  5    Start_Date         DATE,
  6    End_Date           DATE,
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
 10  )
 11  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2               values ("01","Jason",    "Martin",  to_date("19960725","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto",  "Programmer")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("02","Alison",   "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("03","James",    "Smith",   to_date("19781212","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19900315","YYYYMMDD"), 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("04","Celia",    "Rice",    to_date("19821024","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19990421","YYYYMMDD"), 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("05","Robert",   "Black",   to_date("19840115","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19980808","YYYYMMDD"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("06","Linda",    "Green",   to_date("19870730","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19960104","YYYYMMDD"), 4322.78,"New York",  "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("07","David",    "Larry",   to_date("19901231","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19980212","YYYYMMDD"), 7897.78,"New York",  "Manager")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("08","James",    "Cat",     to_date("19960917","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("20020415","YYYYMMDD"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE looping_example IS
  2     i   NUMBER := 0;
  3  BEGIN
  4     FOR rec IN (SELECT * FROM emp)
  5     LOOP
  6        i := i + 1;
  7        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("Record " || i || " is emp " || rec.fname);
  8     END LOOP;
  9
 10     DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("Procedure Looping Example is done");
 11  END;
 12  /
Procedure created.
SQL> show errors
No errors.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.
SQL>



Exit(break) a for loop

   

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> --EXIT WHEN statement
SQL>
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> DECLARE
  2     myValue INTEGER := 5;
  3  BEGIN
  4     FOR i IN 1..12 LOOP
  5
  6          myValue := myValue +5;
  7          DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(myValue);
  8          EXIT WHEN myValue > 100;
  9     END LOOP;
 10  END;
 11
 12
 13  /
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>



For each reverse

    

SQL> declare
  2         i number;
  3  begin
  4         FOR i IN REVERSE 1..5
  5         LOOP
  6                 dbms_output.put_line(i);
  7         END LOOP;
  8     end;
  9  /
5
4
3
2
1
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>



For loop: counter IN 1..5

   
SQL>
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> DECLARE
  2      counter INTEGER := 2;
  3  BEGIN
  4      FOR counter IN 1..5 LOOP
  5        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(counter);
  6      END LOOP;
  7  END;
  8  /
1
2
3
4
5
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.



FOR Loop Ranges with variable

    
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE MyTable (
  2    num_col    NUMBER,
  3    char_col   VARCHAR2(60)
  4    );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2    v_LowValue  NUMBER := 10;
  3    v_HighValue NUMBER := 40;
  4  BEGIN
  5    FOR v_Counter IN REVERSE v_LowValue .. v_HighValue LOOP
  6      INSERT INTO MyTable
  7        VALUES (v_Counter, "Dynamically specified loop ranges");
  8    END LOOP;
  9  END;
 10  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select * from MyTable;
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
        40 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        39 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        38 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        37 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        36 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        35 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        34 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        33 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        32 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        31 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        30 Dynamically specified loop ranges
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
        29 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        28 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        27 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        26 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        25 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        24 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        23 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        22 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        21 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        20 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        19 Dynamically specified loop ranges
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
        18 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        17 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        16 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        15 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        14 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        13 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        12 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        11 Dynamically specified loop ranges
        10 Dynamically specified loop ranges
31 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> drop table MyTable;
Table dropped.



FOR Loop Scoping Rules

    
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE MyTable (
  2    num_col    NUMBER,
  3    char_col   VARCHAR2(60)
  4    );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2    v_Counter  NUMBER := 7;
  3  BEGIN
  4    INSERT INTO MyTable (num_col)
  5      VALUES (v_Counter);
  6
  7    FOR v_Counter IN 20..30 LOOP
  8      INSERT INTO MyTable (num_col)
  9        VALUES (v_Counter);
 10    END LOOP;
 11    INSERT INTO MyTable (num_col)
 12      VALUES (v_Counter);
 13  END;
 14  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select * from MyTable;
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
         7
        20
        21
        22
        23
        24
        25
        26
        27
        28
        29
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
        30
         7
13 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> drop table MyTable;
Table dropped.
SQL>



If... End if

    
SQL>
SQL> SET ECHO ON
SQL>
SQL> declare
  2      v_mynumber number := 0;
  3  begin
  4      loop
  5          if v_mynumber > 7 then
  6               exit;
  7          end if;
  8          v_mynumber := v_mynumber + 2;
  9      end loop;
 10  end;
 11  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> --



loop index scope is limited to the FOR loop.

    
SQL> BEGIN
  2    FOR i IN 1..10 LOOP
  3      dbms_output.put_line("The index value is ["||i||"]");
  4    END LOOP;
  5  END;
  6  /
The index value is [1]
The index value is [2]
The index value is [3]
The index value is [4]
The index value is [5]
The index value is [6]
The index value is [7]
The index value is [8]
The index value is [9]
The index value is [10]
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>



Loop till count(*)

    
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table emp(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,
  3    fname         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    lname          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  5    Start_Date         DATE,
  6    End_Date           DATE,
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
 10  )
 11  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2               values ("01","Jason",    "Martin",  to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto",  "Programmer")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("02","Alison",   "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>   declare
  2       empCount number;
  3       i           number;
  4    begin
  5       select count(*) into empCount from emp;
  6
  7       FOR i IN 1 .. empCount  LOOP
  8          dbms_output.put_line("emp " || i);
  9       END LOOP;
 10   end;
 11  /
emp 1
emp 2
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>



Nested for loop

    
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP(
  2      EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,
  3      ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
  4      JOB VARCHAR2(9),
  5      MGR NUMBER(4),
  6      HIREDATE DATE,
  7      SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
  8      COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
  9      DEPTNO NUMBER(2)
 10  );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902,TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1300, NULL, 10);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> begin
  2      for i in 1 .. 5000
  3      loop
  4          for x in ( select ename, empno, hiredate from emp )
  5          loop
  6              null;
  7          end loop;
  8      end loop;
  9  end;
 10  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.
SQL>



Nested for loop vs table join in for loop

    
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> create table myTable1( a int primary key, y char(80) );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create table myTable2( b int primary key, a references myTable1, y char(80) );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create index myTable2_a_idx on myTable2(a);
Index created.
SQL>
SQL> create table myTable3( c int primary key, b references myTable2, y char(80) );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create index myTable3_b_idx on myTable3(b);
Index created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into myTable1
  2  select rownum, "x"
  3  from all_objects
  4  where rownum <= 1000;
1000 rows created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into myTable2
  2  select rownum, mod(rownum,1000)+1, "x"
  3  from all_objects
  4  where rownum <= 5000;
5000 rows created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into myTable3
  2  select rownum, mod(rownum,5000)+1, "x"
  3  from all_objects;
12588 rows created.
SQL>
SQL> begin
  2      for i in 1 .. 1000
  3      loop
  4          for x in ( select myTable1.a myTable1a, myTable1.y myTable1y,
  5                            myTable2.b myTable2b, myTable2.a myTable2a, myTable2.y myTable2y,
  6                            myTable3.c myTable3c, myTable3.b myTable3b, myTable3.y myTable3y
  7                       from myTable1, myTable2, myTable3
  8                      where myTable1.a = i
  9                        and myTable2.a (+) = myTable1.a
 10                        and myTable3.b (+) = myTable2.b )
 11          loop
 12              null;
 13          end loop;
 14      end loop;
 15  end;
 16  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> begin
  2      for i in 1 .. 1000
  3      loop
  4          for a in ( select myTable1.a, myTable1.y from myTable1 where myTable1.a = i )
  5          loop
  6              for b in ( select myTable2.b, myTable2.a, myTable2.y from myTable2 where myTable2.a = a.a )
  7              loop
  8                  for c in ( select myTable3.c, myTable3.b, myTable3.y from myTable3 where myTable3.b = b.b )
  9                  loop
 10                      null;
 11                  end loop;
 12              end loop;
 13          end loop;
 14      end loop;
 15  end;
 16  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>



Nesting FOR loops

   
SQL>
SQL> -- Nesting FOR loops.
SQL> BEGIN
  2       FOR i IN 1..2 LOOP
  3            FOR j IN 1..4 LOOP
  4                 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Outer Loop counter is " ||
  5                      i || " Inner Loop counter is " || j);
  6            END LOOP;
  7       END LOOP;
  8  END;
  9  /
Outer Loop counter is 1 Inner Loop counter is 1
Outer Loop counter is 1 Inner Loop counter is 2
Outer Loop counter is 1 Inner Loop counter is 3
Outer Loop counter is 1 Inner Loop counter is 4
Outer Loop counter is 2 Inner Loop counter is 1
Outer Loop counter is 2 Inner Loop counter is 2
Outer Loop counter is 2 Inner Loop counter is 3
Outer Loop counter is 2 Inner Loop counter is 4
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>



Numeric FOR Loop

    
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE MyTable (
  2    num_col    NUMBER,
  3    char_col   VARCHAR2(60)
  4    );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> BEGIN
  2    FOR v_Counter IN 1..50 LOOP
  3      INSERT INTO MyTable
  4        VALUES (v_Counter, "Loop Index");
  5    END LOOP;
  6  END;
  7  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select * from MyTable;
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
         1 Loop Index
         2 Loop Index
         3 Loop Index
         4 Loop Index
         5 Loop Index
         6 Loop Index
         7 Loop Index
         8 Loop Index
         9 Loop Index
        10 Loop Index
        11 Loop Index
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
        12 Loop Index
        13 Loop Index
        14 Loop Index
        15 Loop Index
        16 Loop Index
        17 Loop Index
        18 Loop Index
        19 Loop Index
        20 Loop Index
        21 Loop Index
        22 Loop Index
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
        23 Loop Index
        24 Loop Index
        25 Loop Index
        26 Loop Index
        27 Loop Index
        28 Loop Index
        29 Loop Index
        30 Loop Index
        31 Loop Index
        32 Loop Index
        33 Loop Index
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
        34 Loop Index
        35 Loop Index
        36 Loop Index
        37 Loop Index
        38 Loop Index
        39 Loop Index
        40 Loop Index
        41 Loop Index
        42 Loop Index
        43 Loop Index
        44 Loop Index
   NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
        45 Loop Index
        46 Loop Index
        47 Loop Index
        48 Loop Index
        49 Loop Index
        50 Loop Index
50 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> drop table MyTable;
Table dropped.



Numeric loop will ignore the externally scoped variable and create a new locally scoped variable.

    
SQL> BEGIN
  2    FOR i IN 1..10 LOOP
  3      dbms_output.put_line("The index value is ["||i||"]");
  4    END LOOP;
  5  END;
  6  /
The index value is [1]
The index value is [2]
The index value is [3]
The index value is [4]
The index value is [5]
The index value is [6]
The index value is [7]
The index value is [8]
The index value is [9]
The index value is [10]
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>



Put DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE in for loop

    
SQL> set echo on
SQL>
SQL> set echo on
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2      v_MyChar VARCHAR2(20) := "test";
  3      v_NUMBER NUMBER;
  4      V_Date DATE := SYSDATE;
  5      v_counter INTEGER;
  6  BEGIN
  7      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("This is a Test");
  8      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Of Syntax Error Debugging");
  9      For v_COUNTER IN 1..5 LOOP
 10          DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("You are in loop:" || v_counter);
 11      END LOOP;
 12  END;
 13  /
This is a Test
Of Syntax Error Debugging
You are in loop:1
You are in loop:2
You are in loop:3
You are in loop:4
You are in loop:5
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> --



REVERSE: Reversing the loop

   
SQL>
SQL> -- Reversing the loop.
SQL> DECLARE
  2       loop_start Integer := 1;
  3  BEGIN
  4       FOR i IN REVERSE loop_start..5 LOOP
  5            DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Loop counter is " || i);
  6       END LOOP;
  7  END;
  8  /
Loop counter is 5
Loop counter is 4
Loop counter is 3
Loop counter is 2
Loop counter is 1
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>



starting_number and ending_number must be integers.

    
SQL> BEGIN
  2    FOR i IN 1..10 LOOP
  3      dbms_output.put_line("The index value is ["||i||"]");
  4    END LOOP;
  5  END;
  6  /
The index value is [1]
The index value is [2]
The index value is [3]
The index value is [4]
The index value is [5]
The index value is [6]
The index value is [7]
The index value is [8]
The index value is [9]
The index value is [10]
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>



The scope of the index of a FOR LOOP.

    
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE MyTable (
  2    num_col    NUMBER,
  3    char_col   VARCHAR2(60)
  4    );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2    v_Counter  NUMBER := 7;
  3  BEGIN
  4    INSERT INTO MyTable (num_col)
  5      VALUES (v_Counter);
  6    FOR v_Counter IN 20..30 LOOP
  7      INSERT INTO MyTable (num_col)
  8        VALUES (v_Counter);
  9    END LOOP;
 10    INSERT INTO MyTable (num_col)
 11      VALUES (v_Counter);
 12  END;
 13  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> drop table MyTable;
Table dropped.
SQL>



Use for counter in insert statement

    
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE MyTable (
  2    num_col    NUMBER,
  3    char_col   VARCHAR2(60)
  4    );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> BEGIN
  2    FOR v_Count IN 1..10 LOOP
  3      INSERT INTO MyTable (num_col, char_col)
  4        VALUES (v_Count, "Hello World!");
  5    END LOOP;
  6  END;
  7  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT * FROM MyTable;
 NUM_COL CHAR_COL
-------- ------------------------------------------------------------
    1.00 Hello World!
    2.00 Hello World!
    3.00 Hello World!
    4.00 Hello World!
    5.00 Hello World!
    6.00 Hello World!
    7.00 Hello World!
    8.00 Hello World!
    9.00 Hello World!
   10.00 Hello World!
10 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table MyTable;
Table dropped.
SQL>



Use for loop as if statement

    

SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP(
  2      EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,
  3      ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
  4      JOB VARCHAR2(9),
  5      MGR NUMBER(4),
  6      HIREDATE DATE,
  7      SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
  8      COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
  9      DEPTNO NUMBER(2)
 10  );
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902,TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20);
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1300, NULL, 10);
SQL>
SQL> create or replace trigger myTrigger
  2  after delete or update or insert on emp
  3  declare
  4  begin
  5   for irec in (select deptno, count(*) emps
  6             from emp
  7             group by deptno
  8             having count(*) < 3 or count(*) > 8)
  9   loop
 10       RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-20000, "Department "||irec.deptno || " has "||irec.emps||" emps!");
 11   end loop;
 12  end;
 13  /
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;



Use for loop to loop through result from a select statement

    
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table emp(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,
  3    fname         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    lname          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  5    Start_Date         DATE,
  6    End_Date           DATE,
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
 10  )
 11  /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2               values ("01","Jason",    "Martin",  to_date("19960725","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto",  "Programmer")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("02","Alison",   "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("03","James",    "Smith",   to_date("19781212","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19900315","YYYYMMDD"), 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("04","Celia",    "Rice",    to_date("19821024","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19990421","YYYYMMDD"), 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values("05","Robert",   "Black",   to_date("19840115","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19980808","YYYYMMDD"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("06","Linda",    "Green",   to_date("19870730","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19960104","YYYYMMDD"), 4322.78,"New York",  "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("07","David",    "Larry",   to_date("19901231","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("19980212","YYYYMMDD"), 7897.78,"New York",  "Manager")
  3  /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into emp(ID,  fname, lname, Start_Date,                     End_Date
,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values("08","James",    "Cat",     to_date("19960917","YYYYMM
DD"), to_date("20020415","YYYYMMDD"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE looping_example IS
  2     i   NUMBER := 0;
  3  BEGIN
  4     FOR rec IN (SELECT * FROM emp)
  5     LOOP
  6        i := i + 1;
  7        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("Record " || i || " is emp " || rec.fname);
  8     END LOOP;
  9
 10     DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("Procedure Looping Example is done");
 11  END;
 12  /
Procedure created.
SQL> show errors
No errors.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.
SQL>



Use variable as an upper bound of for loop

   
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- Uses an upper bound:
SQL>
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> DECLARE
  2    upper INTEGER := 5;
  3  BEGIN
  4    FOR i IN 1..upper LOOP
  5      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("This has executed" ||TO_CHAR(i)||" time(s)");
  6    END LOOP;
  7  END;
  8  /
This has executed1 time(s)
This has executed2 time(s)
This has executed3 time(s)
This has executed4 time(s)
This has executed5 time(s)
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>



Your first FOR loop

   
SQL>
SQL> --  Your first FOR loop.
SQL> set echo on
SQL> BEGIN
  2       FOR i IN 1..5 LOOP
  3            DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Loop counter is " || i);
  4       END LOOP;
  5  END;
  6  /
Loop counter is 1
Loop counter is 2
Loop counter is 3
Loop counter is 4
Loop counter is 5
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.