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

From: A Joshi <ajoshi977_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 12:54:31 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C983D.20030807125431@fatcity.com>

Guang,
Thanks for your help. Do you have an example you can send me. I thought whatever one can do in sql one can do in pl/sql. meaning sql is a subset of pl/sql. Correct me if i am wrong. Thank You.

Guang Mei <gmei_at_incyte.com> wrote:
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
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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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