PL/SQL extends the update_set_clause and where_clause of the SQL UPDATE statement as follows:

• In the update_set_clause, you can specify a record. For each selected row, the UPDATE statement updates each column with the value of the corresponding record field.

• In the where_clause, you can specify a CURRENT OF clause, which restricts the UPDATE statement to the current row of the specified cursor.

Topics

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Examples

• Related Topics

Syntax

update_set_clause ::=

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where_clause ::=

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Semantics

update_set_clause

record

Name of a record variable that represents a row of the item described by dml_table_expression_clause. That is, for every column of the row, the record must have a field with a compatible data type. If a column has a NOT NULL constraint, then its corresponding field cannot have a NULL value.

where_clause

for_update_cursor

Name of a FOR UPDATE cursor; that is, an explicit cursor associated with a FOR SELECT UPDATE statement.

Examples

• Example 5-55, "Updating Rows with Records"

Related Topics

In this chapter:

• "Explicit Cursor Declaration and Definition"

• "Record Variable Declaration"

• "%ROWTYPE Attribute"

In other chapters:

• "Updating Rows with Records"

• "Restrictions on Record Inserts and Updates"

• "SELECT FOR UPDATE and FOR UPDATE Cursors"