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PL/SQL CURSOR

What is Cursor in SQL ?

Cursor is a Temporary Memory or Temporary Work Station. It is Allocated


by Database Server at the Time of Performing DML operations on Table by
User. Cursors are used to store Database Tables. There are 2 types of
Cursors: Implicit Cursors, and Explicit Cursors. These are explained as
following below.
1. Implicit Cursors:
Implicit Cursors are also known as Default Cursors of SQL SERVER.
These Cursors are allocated by SQL SERVER when the user performs
DML operations.
2. Explicit Cursors :
Explicit Cursors are Created by Users whenever the user requires them.
Explicit Cursors are used for Fetching data from Table in Row-By-Row
Manner.

How to create Explicit Cursor:


1. Declare Cursor Object.
Syntax : DECLARE cursor_name CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM
table_name
DECLARE s1 CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM studDetails
2. Open Cursor Connection.
Syntax : OPEN cursor_connection
OPEN s1

3. Fetch Data from cursor.


There are total 6 methods to access data from cursor. They are as
follows :
FIRST is used to fetch only the first row from cursor table.
LAST is used to fetch only last row from cursor table.
NEXT is used to fetch data in forward direction from cursor table.
PRIOR is used to fetch data in backward direction from cursor table.
ABSOLUTE n is used to fetch the exact n th row from cursor table.
RELATIVE n is used to fetch the data in incremental way as well as
decremental way.
Syntax : FETCH NEXT/FIRST/LAST/PRIOR/ABSOLUTE n/RELATIVE n
FROM cursor_name

FETCH FIRST FROM s1


FETCH LAST FROM s1
FETCH NEXT FROM s1
FETCH PRIOR FROM s1
FETCH ABSOLUTE 7 FROM s1
FETCH RELATIVE -2 FROM s1
4. Close cursor connection.
Syntax : CLOSE cursor_name

CLOSE s1
5. Deallocate cursor memory.
Syntax : DEALLOCATE cursor_name

DEALLOCATE s1

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