7.2. Identifying PL/SQL Objects
PL/SQL is Oracle's Procedural Language extension to SQL. This Oracle proprietary language was derived from Ada and has evolved to include a robust feature set, including sequential and conditional controls, looping constructs, exception handing, records, and collections, as well as object-oriented features such as methods, overloading, upcasting, and type inheritance.
Full knowledge of the PL/SQL language is well beyond the scope of the OCA/OCP exams, and more developers than DBAs create PL/SQL programs. But a significant number of database features are delivered as PL/SQL programs, and knowledge of how to identify and work with these programs is crucial to your effectiveness. In this section, you will learn what ...
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