Tablename as a paramter

Is it possible to place a tablename into the parameter list of a procedure/funtion?

e.g.

create function (tablename varchar2)
return number
as
  n number;
begin

   select count(*) into n from tablename;    return n;
end;

Kind regards
Nicolas Bronke Received on Mon Oct 12 1998 - 11:05:27 CDT