Begin-blocks

A begin-block is a sequence of statements delimited by a BEGIN statement and a corresponding END statement.

Example

B:  begin;
statement-1
statement-2
⋮
statement-n
end B;

BEGIN statement
The BEGIN statement and a corresponding END statement delimit a begin-block.
Begin-block activation
Begin-blocks are activated through sequential flow or as a unit in an IF, ON, WHEN, or OTHERWISE statement.
Begin-block termination
A begin-block is terminated when control passes to another active block by some means other than a procedure reference.

Parent topic: Program organization