Oracle-L: RE: ** is there PL/SQL for case

From: Guang Mei <gmei_at_incyte.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 12:34:23 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C9833.20030807123423@fatcity.com>

I am not sure in 9i. But in 8i I think you can use "case" in sql but not in pl/sql. You have to use if elsif in pl/sql.

Guang
  -----Original Message-----
  From: ml-errors_at_fatcity.com [mailto:ml-errors_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of A Joshi
  Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:24 PM   To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L   Subject: ** is there PL/SQL for case

Hi,
Is there a statement in pl/SQL like case or is if elsif the only way. Meaning if I need to transalate state depending on input number as follows :

  1 - CA
  2 - OR
  3 - WA
  4 - AR

Can I have one statement like case 'state# :

state := 'CA'
state := 'OR'

etc.

or do i have to do :

  IF state# = 1 THEN
    state := 'CA';
  ELSIF state# = 2 THEN
    state := 'OR';

etc

Thank You.

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