How to use ref curs function in a SELECT or VIEW?

[Quoted] [Quoted] Is it posible to use a function which returns "ref curs" data type in a SELECT or VIEW? My objective is to get more than one value from the RETRUN of a function. Here is an exmaple:

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE SCOTT.refCur3 as cursor c2 is select ename, ename AS manager, hiredate from emp;

type mgrCur is ref cursor return c2%ROWTYPE;

function GetMgrData(indeptno IN NUMBER)
RETURN mgrCur;
END;
/

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY SCOTT.refCur3 as

function GetMgrData(indeptno IN NUMBER ) RETURN mgrCur is
MgrCursor mgrCur;
begin
  open MgrCursor for select e.ename, m.ename AS MANAGER, e.hiredate from emp m, emp e
  where e.mgr= m.empno and e.deptno= indeptno;   return MgrCursor;
end;
end;
/

Now can I do something like this which of course did not work for me:

select refCur3.GetMgrData(7369) from dual;

[Quoted] I mean a similar concept which will work? I know I can get a concatenated result from the function then parse it, but I would like to know if it is possible with a "Ref curs" function.

Thanks,
Adam.

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