Declare custom type as %ROWTYPE variable in package

Question

I am creating a bunch of custom RECORD types in a package specification like so:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE mypackage AS
TYPE t1 IS RECORD (a number, b number);
...For consistency, I'd like to create a custom package type that uses a table %ROWTYPE, something like this:
TYPE t2 IS RECORD (table%ROWTYPE);Is that possible in any way?
Tom

Answer 1

Hi Tom.
You should read this: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B10500_01/appdev.920/a96624/05_colls.htm
"The attribute %ROWTYPE lets you declare a record that represents a row in a database table. However, you cannot specify the datatypes of fields in the record or declare fields of your own. The datatype RECORD lifts those restrictions and lets you define your own records."
If you want to create a nested table of that records you can do this:
DECLARE
   TYPE RecTab IS TABLE OF dept%ROWTYPE;
   dept_recs RecTab;
...If you just need a record this may help you.
DECLARE
   dept_rec dept%ROWTYPE;
...Hope this helps.
Regards.