Problem with passing date parameters in cursor

Question

Is there any problem in passing date parameters and like clause as below
CURSOR eftcursor(start_date DATE, end_date DATE, where_clause varchar2) IS
select * from r_records
where created_date between start_date and end_date and description like where_clause;
and in the open statement
select to_date('01/06/2010 00:00:00', 'dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi:ss') into startDate from dual;
select to_date('01/07/2010 00:00:00', 'dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi:ss') into endDate from dual;
str := '%something%aaaaa%';
open eftcursor(startDate ,endDate , str);
Do i need to do any kind of conversion in the cursor where clause or when i am passing the parameter in open statement.

Answer 1

Almora wrote:
Do i need to do any kind of conversion in the cursor where clause or when i am passing the parameter in open statement.No, your code looks correct -- ou're passing a date to the cursor.
You might consider whether you really need an explicit cursor though. An implicit cursor is easier to code and performs better.