Return Record type - Help required

Question

Hi ,
I have a package which uses a record type
TYPE cont_rec IS RECORD
     (cont_id Number
     ,cont_number Number
     ,cont_number_modifier Number
,s_l_id Number);
TYPE cont_tbl IS TABLE OF cont_rec INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
and then calls a function
go_cont(p_id In Number,
x_name in Varchar2,
x_con out cont_tbl);
I want to use this function in a procedure and receive the result set of go_cont. how can i do this??

Answer 1

Here is one example:
SQL>
SQL> create or replace package prec is
  2 
  3  type cont_rec is record
  4  (cont_id Number
  5  ,cont_number Number
  6  ,cont_number_modifier Number
  7  ,s_l_id Number);
  8 
  9  type cont_tbl is table of cont_rec index by binary_integer;
10 
11  function go_cont(
12  p_id In Number,
13  x_name in Varchar2
14  ) return cont_tbl;
15 
16  end;
17  /
Package created.
SQL> show errors
No errors.
SQL>
SQL> create or replace package body prec is
  2 
  3  function go_cont(
  4  p_id In Number,
  5  x_name in Varchar2
  6  ) return cont_tbl
  7  is
  8  v_r cont_rec;
  9  v_t cont_tbl;
10  begin
11    v_r.cont_id := 1;
12    v_r.cont_number := 1;
13    v_r.cont_number_modifier := 1;
14    v_t(1) := v_r;
15    v_r.cont_id := 2;
16    v_r.cont_number := 2;
17    v_r.cont_number_modifier := 2;
18    v_t(2) := v_r;
19    return v_t;
20  end;
21 
22  end;
23  /
Package body created.
SQL> show errors
No errors.
SQL>
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL>
SQL> declare
  2  tab prec.cont_tbl;
  3  begin
  4  tab:= prec.go_cont(1, NULL);
  5  for i in tab.first..tab.last
  6  loop
  7   dbms_output.put_line(tab(i).cont_id);
  8  end loop;
  9  end;
10  /
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PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> exit