Static cursors (PL/SQL)

A static cursor is a cursor whose associated query is fixed at compile time. Declaring a cursor is a prerequisite to using it. Declarations of static cursors using PL/SQL syntax within PL/SQL contexts are supported by the data server.

Syntax

Description

cursor-name: Specifies an identifier for the cursor that can be used to reference the cursor and its result set.
query: Specifies a SELECT statement that determines a result set for the cursor.

Example

The following example shows a procedure that contains multiple static cursor declarations:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE cursor_example
IS
     CURSOR emp_cur_1 IS SELECT * FROM emp;

     CURSOR emp_cur_2 IS SELECT empno, ename FROM emp;

     CURSOR emp_cur_3 IS SELECT empno, ename
                           FROM emp
                           WHERE deptno = 10
                           ORDER BY empno;
BEGIN
    OPEN emp_cur_1;
        ...
END;