Re: PL/SQL Cursor : any analogy in programming languages

From: Chris $ Val $ <chrisval_at_bigpond.com.au>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 01:07:04 +1000
Message-ID: <bkf62k$162mf$1@ID-110726.news.uni-berlin.de>

"Alex Vinokur" <alexvn_at_bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:bkckks$7e6q$1_at_ID-79865.news.uni-berlin.de...
| Is it possible to get brief (conceptual) explanation for that who knows C++ :
| * what cursor is?
| * what is it used for?
| * how is it used?

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| Does cursor have any analogy with programming language constructions?

Hi Alex.

It is analogous to a pointer in 'C' or 'C++', and can be thought of as a pointer to that table in the database. Coming from C++, I can understand, that it is a little difficult to comprehend at first.

Cheers.
Chris Val Received on Fri Sep 19 2003 - 10:07:04 CDT