RETURN Clause in IF...ELSE Condition in PL/SQL Block

Question

Hi
Could you please explain me the importance of a RETURN Clause in IF..ELSE Condition in PL/SQL Block with
an example.
Regards
Nakul.V

Answer 1

Hi,
RETURN clause permits get out of the block. For more information you can see [Using the RETURN Statement|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/appdev.102/b14261/subprograms.htm#sthref1683]
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
BEGIN
    IF 1 = 1 THEN
        dbms_output.put_line('Before return');
        RETURN;
    ELSE
        dbms_output.put_line('Else');
    END IF;
    dbms_output.put_line('After if');
END;
Connected to Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0
Connected as hr
SQL>
SQL> BEGIN
  2      IF 1 = 1 THEN
  3          dbms_output.put_line('Before return');
  4          RETURN;
  5      ELSE
  6          dbms_output.put_line('Else');
  7      END IF;
  8      dbms_output.put_line('After if');
  9  END;
10  /
Before return
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed
SQL> Regards,
Edited by: Walter Fernández on Dec 12, 2008 9:41 AM - Adding output
Edited by: Walter Fernández on Dec 12, 2008 9:43 AM - Adding URL...