How to Pass String array from Java to PL/SQL and this use in CURSOR

Question

hi,
I cant understand how to pass Array String as Input Parameter to the Procedure and this array use in Cursor for where condition like where SYMPTOM in( ** Array String **).
This array containing like (SYMPTOM ) to be returned from the java to the
pl/sql (I am not querying the database to retrieve the information).
I cannot find an example on this. I will give the PL/SQL block
create or replace procedure DISEASE_DTL<*** String Array ***> as
v_SYMPTOM number(5);
CURSOR C1 is
select distinct a.DISEASE_NAME from SYMPTOM_DISEASE_RD a
where ltrim(rtrim(a.SYMPTOM)) in ('Fever','COUGH','Headache','Rash') ------- ***** Here use this array element(like n1,n2,n3,n4,n5..) ******
group by a.DISEASE_NAME having count(a.DISEASE_NAME) > 3 ----------- ***** 3 is no of array element - 1 (i.e( n - 1))*****
order by a.DISEASE_NAME ;
begin
for C1rec IN C1 loop
select count(distinct(A.SYMPTOM)) into v_SYMPTOM from SYMPTOM_DISEASE_RD a where A.DISEASE_NAME = C1rec.DISEASE_NAME;
insert into TEMP_DISEASE_DTLS_SYMPTOM_RD
values (SL_ID_SEQ.nextval,
C1rec.DISEASE_NAME,
(4/v_SYMPTOM), --------**** 4 is no of array element (n)************
(1-(4/v_SYMPTOM)));
end loop;
commit;
end DISEASE_DTL;
Please give the proper solution and step ..
Thanking you,
Asish

Answer 1

I've haven't properly read through your code but here's an artificial example based on a sql collection of object types - you don't need that, you just need a type table of varchar2 rather than a type table of oracle object type:
http://orastory.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/upscaling-your-jdbc-app/