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What are the datatypes a available in PL/SQL ?
 
Some  scalar  data  types  such  as NUMBER, VARCHAR2, DATE, CHAR, LONG, BOOLEAN.
Some composite data types such as RECORD & TABLE.



  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: February 16, 2008   
  
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Submitted by: rampratap409
 

Following are the datatype supported in oracle PLSQL

Scalar Types

BINARY_INTEGER
DEC
DECIMAL
DOUBLE PRECISION
FLOAT
INT
INTEGER
NATURAL
NATURALN
NUMBER
NUMERIC
PLS_INTEGER
POSITIVE
POSITIVEN
REAL
SIGNTYPE
SMALLINT
CHAR
CHARACTER
LONG
LONG RAW
NCHAR
NVARCHAR2
RAW
ROWID
STRING
UROWID
VARCHAR
VARCHAR2

DATE
INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND
INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH
TIMESTAMP
TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE
TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE


BOOLEAN


Composite Types
RECORD
TABLE
VARRAY

LOB Types
BFILE
BLOB
CLOB
NCLOB


Reference Types
REF CURSOR
REF object_type




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October 26, 2006 10:07:29   
rampratap409 Member Since: September 2006   Contribution: 111    

RE: What are the datatypes a available in P...

Following are the datatype supported in oracle PLSQL

Scalar Types

BINARY_INTEGER
DEC
DECIMAL
DOUBLE PRECISION
FLOAT
INT
INTEGER
NATURAL
NATURALN
NUMBER
NUMERIC
PLS_INTEGER
POSITIVE
POSITIVEN
REAL
SIGNTYPE
SMALLINT
CHAR
CHARACTER
LONG
LONG RAW
NCHAR
NVARCHAR2
RAW
ROWID
STRING
UROWID
VARCHAR
VARCHAR2

DATE
INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND
INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH
TIMESTAMP
TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE
TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE


BOOLEAN


Composite Types
RECORD
TABLE
VARRAY

LOB Types
BFILE
BLOB
CLOB
NCLOB


Reference Types
REF CURSOR
REF object_type



 
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February 16, 2008 15:42:13   
g_sidhu Member Since: August 2007   Contribution: 122    

RE: What are the datatypes a available in PL/SQL ?
ScalarCHARVARCHAR2 LONGLONG RAWNUMBER [(precision scale)]BINARY_INTEGERPLS_INTEGERBOOLEAN

Composite Types
RECORD
TABLE
VARRAY

LOB Types
BFILE
BLOB
CLOB
NCLOB

Reference Types
REF CURSOR
REF object_type


 
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