Can oracle function return more than one value

Hi All
please answer can oracle function return more than one value
need one schenario
regards

Can any function, irrespective of the language, return multiple values?
OF COURSE NOT!!
So why do you think Oracle will now suddenly do it differently than all other languages? Never mind that it is impossible for a function (a unit/module of code) returning a memory address, to return multiple memory addresses. The machine code that does that, has not been yet been designed/implemented.
I am continually amazed that this question is asked. It is about something so fundamental in almost every single 3rd and 4th generation language... something that is taught right at the start... the definition of what a procedure and what a function is.
Sorry, but I simply cannot pull punches on this subject and smooth it over. There is something fundamentally wrong with your training as a programmer if you have to ask such a question about a function.
And whatever programming skills you build on such a foundation, will be seriously lacking.
I kindly suggest that you get back to the very basics of programming - and review and revisit until you fully understand it. There are no shortcuts in becomming a good programmer.
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Billy Verreynne

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Can a function return more than one value

plz give me some example.

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Nicolas.

Can Function Return more than One Values ??

Hi Experts,
I would like to ask you Can Function Return more than one values. I Used Function with Out and In out parameter and its working Fine..
1. what is harm using Out and In out parameter in function
2. if we can use Out and In out parameter in Function so what is deffernce between procedure and Function.
3. Is there any Other Way Though which we can return more the One values in Function.
Please advice me...
Thanks
Umesh Goel

Yes/No.
You can return multiple value from function. But, in PL/SQL and not in a SQL.
The following examples demonstrate that -
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Mar 28 17:41:15 2007
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
SQL> create or replace package glob
2 as
3    b varchar2(20);
4    c varchar2(20);
5 end;
6 /
Package created.
SQL>
SQL> create or replace function test_mul_out(a in number)
2 return number
3 is
4    cursor c1(eno in number)
5    is
6      select ename,job,sal
7   from emp
8   where empno = eno;
9
10    rec c1%rowtype;
11    d number(10);
12 begin
13    open c1(a);
14    loop
15      fetch c1 into rec;
16      exit when c1%notfound;
17       glob.b:= rec.ename;
18    glob.c:= rec.job;
19    d:= rec.sal;
20    end loop;
21    close c1;
22    return d;
23 end;
24 /
Function created.
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL>
SQL> declare
2    zz number(10);
3 begin
4    select test_mul_out(7777)
5    into zz
6    from dual;
7
8    dbms_output.put_line('Ename: '||glob.b);
9    dbms_output.put_line('Job: '||glob.c);
10    dbms_output.put_line('Sal: '||zz);
11 end;
12 /
Ename: Avik
Job: CLERK
Sal: 3456
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> Regards.
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Hi I am trying to move text movies and textfields around a stage. This is a learning curve for me. I am confused by an example I have found on the internet.
http://forums.adobe.com/community/flash/flash_actionscript
What type of object is
var letter:Object = getLetterObject(_text.charAt(i)); // in the draw function
as it has properties
letter.stepDegrees = _totalAngle / numOfLetters;
getLetterObject()
seems to return lotts of stuff which would not be done in other languages like C
return
movie:movie,
field:field,
widthInDegrees:0,
fieldWidth:field.width,
fieldHeight:field.height
I would like to get my head around this as this is a good example of what I need. Well parts of it actualy.
I understand that the text field is added as a child to the Movieclip. I would have expected just a MovieClip object returned.
full code including the function getLetterObject()
=======
package
import flash.display.DisplayObject;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.text.TextFormatAlign;
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public static const DIRECTION_DOWN:String = "down";
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public var showCurve:Boolean = false;
private var _letterHolder:MovieClip;
private var _text:String;
private var _radius:Number;
private var _letters:Array;
private var _widthOfText:Number = 0;
private var _startAngle:Number = 0;
private var _endAngle:Number = 360;
private var _totalAngle:Number = 0;
private var _textFormat:TextFormat;
private var _direction:String;
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_radius = radius;
_startAngle = startAngle;
_endAngle = endAngle;
_direction = direction;
_textFormat = textFormat;
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for(var i:int=0; i<numOfLetters; i++)
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letter.stepDegrees = _totalAngle / numOfLetters;
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field.embedFonts = true;
field.multiline = false;
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field.x = -field.width / 2;
field.y = -field.height / 2;
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movie:movie,
field:field,
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Hi
I still think I need an Object parent child linkage diagram on this to get my head around it.
It seems that things are reversed so that it is Object:value. Kind of confusing to see movie:movie.
var letter:Object = getLetterObject(_text.charAt(i));
letter holds the following objects
MovieClip:Movie
TextField:field
widthInDegrees:0 // What is this. What type is a widthInDegrees
fieldWidth:field.width // Same as above
fieldHeight:field.height // Same as above
And to cap it all, back in the calling function draw()
letter.stepDegrees = _totalAngle / numOfLetters; // What is stepDegrees a property of? MovieClip,TextField,widthInDegrees,fieldWidth or fieldHeight
I can understand the first two but not the last three
For example widthInDegrees is not mentioned anywhere in the code. and
letter.stepDegrees // implies that stepDegrees is a property of Object:letter.
Do you throw a property and value blindly at the letter object and let flash work out which object it is a property of?
MovieClip & TextField do not have this property. Searched the web for this information. We need an equivelent of MSDN.
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I'm weak on terminology, hence I don't even know what
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cc.code_combination_id,
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NVL ( cat . user_je_category_name , '**********' ) AS "Category" ,
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s.vendor_name as "Vendor Name",
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jeb . name as "Batch Name" ,
func_get_po(i.invoice_id, cc.code_combination_id) "PO No",
jeh . name AS "Header Name" ,
jel . description AS "Description" ,
jel.accounted_dr AS "Debit" ,
jel.accounted_cr AS "Credit" ,
NVL(jel.accounted_dr, 0) - NVL(jel.accounted_cr, 0) AS "Net Amount"
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apps.gl_code_combinations_kfv cck,
apps.gl_je_lines jel ,
apps.gl_je_headers jeh ,
apps.gl_je_batches jeb ,
apps.gl_je_categories cat ,
apps.gl_je_sources src,
apps.gl_import_references r,
apps.xla_ae_lines al,
apps.xla_ae_headers ah,
apps.xla_events e,
xla.xla_transaction_entities te,
apps.ap_invoices_all i,
apps.ap_suppliers s
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(select acc.ledger_id
FROM apps.gl_access_set_ledgers acc
WHERE acc.access_set_id = 1000
AND jel.code_combination_id = cc.code_combination_id
AND cck.code_combination_id = cc.code_combination_id
AND jel.status
|| '' = 'P'
AND ( jel.accounted_dr != 0
OR jel.accounted_cr != 0 )
AND jeh.je_header_id = jel.je_header_id
AND jeh.actual_flag = 'A'
AND 1 = 1
AND jeh.currency_code != 'STAT'
AND jeb.je_batch_id = jeh.je_batch_id
AND jeb.average_journal_flag = 'N'
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and al.application_id = ah.application_id(+)
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and ah.event_id = e.event_id(+)
and e.application_id = te.application_id(+)
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cat.user_je_category_name ,
jeb.name ,
jeh.name ,
cck.concatenated_segments ,
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If I have a somethign like this:
public int test()
return 5;
}Is it possible to have test() return more than one value? And if it can, can you post an example showing how?

Could you post an example of how to do this?If you do not know how to define a class, you need to start from the very beginning.
Sun's basic Java tutorial
Sun's New To Java Center. Includes an overview of what Java is, instructions for setting up Java, an intro to programming (that includes links to the above tutorial or to parts of it), quizzes, a list of resources, and info on certification and courses.
http://javaalmanac.com. A couple dozen code examples that supplement The Java Developers Almanac.
jGuru. A general Java resource site. Includes FAQs, forums, courses, more.
JavaRanch. To quote the tagline on their homepage: "a friendly place for Java greenhorns." FAQs, forums (moderated, I believe), sample code, all kinds of goodies for newbies. From what I've heard, they live up to the "friendly" claim.
Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Java (Available online.)
Joshua Bloch's Effective Java
Bert Bates and Kathy Sierra's Head First Java.
James Gosling's The Java Programming Language. Gosling is
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Hi,
I have this statement which has been working fine - not I get a 'Subquery returned more than one value" error:
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'WAS3' AS 'Rec ID',
E.EecEEID AS 'Emp ID',
eepNameFirst AS 'First Name',
eepNameLast AS 'Last Name',
EecDateOfOriginalHire AS 'Service Date',
(SELECT DATEDIFF(YEAR, EecDateOfOriginalHire, getdate()) from empcomp EC WHERE EC.EecEEID = E.EECEEID) as 'Yrs of Serv'
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ON E.eecEEID = eepEEID
JOIN Company
ON eecCoID = cmpCoID
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qeqw

Check this, if it works:
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E.EecEEID AS 'Emp ID',
eepNameFirst AS 'First Name',
eepNameLast AS 'Last Name',
EecDateOfOriginalHire AS 'Service Date',
DATEDIFF(YEAR, EecDateOfOriginalHire, getdate()) as 'Yrs of Serv'
FROM EmpPers
JOIN EmpComp E ON E.eecEEID = eepEEID
JOIN Company ON eecCoID = cmpCoID
WHERE EecDateOfTermination IS NOT NULL
AND EXISTS
(SELECT 1
FROM EmpComp e2
WHERE e2.EecEEID = E.EecEEID
AND E.eecDateOfTermination
IN (SELECT (EC.eecDateOfTermination)
FROM EMPCOMP EC
WHERE EC.EecEEID = E.EECEEID
AND EC.eecDateOfTermination IS NOT NULL
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AND EC.eecDateOfTermination <=DATEADD(wk,DATEDIFF(wk,0,GETDATE()),6)
AND e.eecDateOfTermination >= DATEADD(wk,DATEDIFF(wk,0,GETDATE()),0)
AND E.eecDateOfTermination <= DATEADD(wk,DATEDIFF(wk,0,GETDATE()),6)))
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I did it as like as the following link lead me:
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Can anyone tell me how to return more than a single value from a function, the problem is i have 4 points,
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Thanks.

I think the easiest way or trick here is (easiest isn't always the best as we know, but atleast this one will work) to create simple data array. and pass that. Create an array with:
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class justArray {
int x=0
int y=0;
int z= 0;
...somewhere
justArray[] points= new justArray[4];
points[0].x= ..
points[0].y= ..
points[0].z= ..
points[1].x= ..
return points[]
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Syed,
I would use PL_SQL table versus a VARRAY for this purpose as you will have an advantage of joining PL_SQL table if you want to in your SQL statements in the procedure.
1. At the SQL prompt, create a type using,
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2. Pass the table to your procedure as IN OUT parameter,
Create or replace procedure
myProc(pvar1 IN Number, passingArray IN OUT myTable) AS
Begin
    --Fill the array with your logic
    for i in 1..9
    loop
        passingArray.extend;
        passingArray(passingArray.count) := 'what ever';
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End;
3. From your Main prog, you call Myproc
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   passingArray myTable := myTable();
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Thx,
SriDHAR

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Well, my general reaction is that you don't need a status code. (You can instead throw an exception if the status is anything but "OK".)
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o In the call, pass in an object that the server can fill in with the array of strings. have the function return the status code.

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row_no_record row_no_record_type;
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          --v_return_char := 'D';
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               v_return_char := 'B';
          END IF;
     END IF;
     IF TRUNC(v_post_no*0.275) > TRUNC((v_post_no-1)*0.275) THEN
          row_no_record_type.v_row_id := v_post_no;
          v_char := 'C';
          --v_return_char := 'C';
     END IF;
     IF row_no_record_type.v_row_id = 0 AND v_char = 'X' THEN
          row_no_record_type.v_row_id := v_post_no;
          v_char := 'D';
     --IF v_return_char = 'X' THEN
          --v_return_char := 'D';
     END IF;
     END IF;
RETURN row_no_record;
END;

Posting your Oracle version is immensely helpful when asking questions (different version = different answers / functionality available).
select * from v$version;Also, using tags will preserve the formatting of your code.
You should likely read (a lot) about [http://www.stanford.edu/dept/itss/docs/oracle/10g/appdev.101/b10807/05_colls.htm]
Basically, you would need to create a PL/SQL record and reference that, OR you could create a SQL type.
If you're looking for a 'simple' way to return many single values (no arrays) then your best bet would be a procedure with multiple OUT parameters.

Return more than one value in a function

Hi All,
I want to return values from table. 4 values will be returned from the table.
Did something like this....will work for a single row.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test_func
RETURN varchar2
IS
temp1 varchar2(1);
temp2 varchar2(1);
temp3 varchar2(1);
temp4 varchar2(1);
v_strng_val varchar2(2000);
BEGIN
select '1','2','3','4' into temp1,temp2,temp3,temp4 from dual;
v_strng_val := temp1;
v_strng_val := v_strng_val||','||temp2;
v_strng_val := v_strng_val||','||temp3;
v_strng_val := v_strng_val||','||temp4;
return v_strng_val;
exception
when others then
return null;
End test_func;I know this could be done through collections. But not worked on collections
much.
Please Suggest. Thanks.
Edited by: user545846 on Jul 20, 2009 10:26 PM

use refcursor you can do it.
SQL> create or replace function get_dept_emps(p_deptno in number) return sys_refcursor is
2 v_rc sys_refcursor;
3 begin
4 open v_rc for 'select empno, ename, mgr, sal from emp where deptno = :deptno' using p_deptno;
5 return v_rc;
6 end;
7 /
Function created.
SQL> create or replace type emptype as object(empno number,
2 ename varchar2(10),
3 mgr number,
4 sal number);
5 /
Type created.
SQL> create or replace type t_emptype as table of emptype;
2 /
Type created.
1 create or replace function populate_emps(deptno in number := null)
2 return t_emptype is
3 v_emptype t_emptype := t_emptype(); -- Declare a local table structure and initialize it
4 v_cnt number := 0;
5 v_rc sys_refcursor;
6 v_empno number;
7 v_ename varchar2(10);
8 v_mgr number;
9 v_sal number;
10 begin
11 v_rc := get_dept_emps(deptno);
12 loop
13 fetch v_rc into v_empno, v_ename, v_mgr, v_sal;
14 exit when v_rc%NOTFOUND;
15 v_emptype.extend;
16 v_cnt := v_cnt + 1;
17 v_emptype(v_cnt) := emptype(v_empno, v_ename, v_mgr, v_sal);
18 end loop;
19 close v_rc;
20 return v_emptype;
21* end;
SQL> /
Function created.
SQL> select * from table(populate_emps(30));
EMPNO ENAME MGR SAL
7499 ALLEN 7698 1600
7521 WARD 7698 1250
7654 MARTIN 7698 1250
7698 BLAKE 7839 2850
7844 TURNER 7698 1500
7900 JAMES 7698 950

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