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Oracle PL/SQL by Example, 6th Edition
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Oracle PL/SQL by Example, 6th Edition

by Benjamin Rosenzweig, Elena Rakhimov
June 2023
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
12h 39m
English
Oracle Press
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Error Handling and Built-in Exceptions

In Chapter 1, “PL/SQL Concepts,” you encountered two types of errors that can be found in a program: compilation errors and runtime errors. You also learned that a special section in a PL/SQL block handles runtime errors. In this so-called exception-handling section, runtime errors are referred to as exceptions. The exception-handling section allows programmers to specify which actions should be taken when a specific exception occurs.

In PL/SQL, there are two types of exceptions: built-in exceptions and user-defined exceptions. In this chapter, you will learn how to handle certain kinds of runtime errors with the help of built-in ...

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