Return array in function

Question

is it possibel to return an array through a function?
CREATE OR REPLACE function test_bro return varray is...some thing like this!!!!
Thanx

Answer 1

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HOW YOU MAKE RECORD SET IN PL/SQL
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CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE dummy AS
TYPE emprecords IS REF CURSOR;
PROCEDURE send_records
(resultset OUT emprecords);
END dummy;
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY dummy AS
PROCEDURE send_records (resultset OUT emprecords) IS
BEGIN
OPEN resultset
FOR
SELECT *
FROM emp;
END send_records;
END dummy;
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE receive_records IS
emprecs dummy.emprecords;
v_emp emp%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
dummy.send_records (emprecs);
LOOP
EXIT WHEN emprecs%NOTFOUND;
FETCH emprecs INTO v_emp;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE (v_emp.empno
| | ' '
| | v_emp.ename
| | ' '
| | v_emp.job
| | ' '
| | v_emp.mgr
| | ' '
| | v_emp.hiredate
| | ' '
| | v_emp.sal
| | ' '
| | v_emp.comm
| | ' '
| | v_emp.deptno);
END LOOP;
END receive_records;
SQL> START receive_records
Procedure created.
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> EXECUTE receive_records
7369 SMITH CLERK 7902 17-DEC-80 800 20
7499 ALLEN SALESMAN 7698 20-FEB-81 1600 300 30
7521 WARD SALESMAN 7698 22-FEB-81 1250 500 30
7566 JONES MANAGER 7839 02-APR-81 2975 20
7654 MARTIN SALESMAN 7698 28-SEP-81 1250 1400 30
7698 BLAKE MANAGER 7839 01-MAY-81 2850 30
7782 CLARK MANAGER 7839 09-JUN-81 2450 10
7788 SCOTT ANALYST 7566 19-APR-87 3000 20
7839 KING PRESIDENT 17-NOV-81 5000 10
7844 TURNER SALESMAN 7698 08-SEP-81 1500 0 30
7876 ADAMS CLERK 7788 23-MAY-87 1100 20
7900 JAMES CLERK 7698 03-DEC-81 950 30
7902 FORD ANALYST 7566 03-DEC-81 3000 20
7934 MILLER CLERK 7782 23-JAN-82 1300 10
7934 MILLER CLERK 7782 23-JAN-82 1300 10
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
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