Associative Array Assignment

Question

I have an associative array that is built on a record.
TYPE LKey IS RECORD (
lock_key locks.lock_key%TYPE,
category_id_cd locks.category_id_cd%TYPE);
TYPE LockKeys_t IS TABLE OF LKey
INDEX BY PLS_INTEGER;
v_LockKeys_arr LockKeys_t;
How do I populate the elements of this array one row at a time within my cursor FOR loop? I just want to do something like this:
SELECT v_lock_key, v_category_id_cd INTO v_LockKeys_arr FROM dual;
When I try this I get : "expression v_LockKeys_arr in the INTO list is of wrong type."
Then I will loop through the array and use each element one at a time:
FOR j IN 1..v_LockKeys_arr.COUNT
LOOP
ReleaseLocks( v_LockKeys_arr(j).lock_key||'2:',
v_Lockkeys_arr(j).category_id_cd,
i_User, v_release_set );
END LOOP;
Thank you in advance for your time.

Answer 1

DECLARE--CREATE RECORD
TYPE CUSTOMER_RECORD IS RECORD (CUSTOMER_ACCT_ID NUMBER,
CUSTOMER_NAME VARCHAR2(2000));
--CREATE TABLE OF RECORD TYPE
TYPE CUSTOMER_REC IS TABLE OF
CUSTOMER_RECORD
INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
--INSTANCE OF RECORD
LREC_CUSTOMER_RECORD CUSTOMER_RECORD;
--INSTANCE OF TABLE
LT_CUSTOMER_REC CUSTOMER_REC;
BEGIN
--ASSIGN VALUES TO INSTANCE OF RECORD
LREC_CUSTOMER_RECORD.CUSTOMER_ACCT_ID:=10;
LREC_CUSTOMER_RECORD.CUSTOMER_NAME:='BHAGAT';
--INSERT INTO TABLE, VALUES FROM RECORD INSTANCE
LT_CUSTOMER_REC(1):=LREC_CUSTOMER_RECORD;
--OUTPUT
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(LT_CUSTOMER_REC(1).CUSTOMER_ACCT_ID);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(LT_CUSTOMER_REC(1).CUSTOMER_NAME);
END;
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