Friday, 15 February 2013

PRAGMA

PRAGMA:
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The PRAGMA keyword is used to signify that the remainder of the PL/SQL statement is a pragma or directive to the compiler.
Pragmas are processed at compile time; they do not execute during run-time.
A pragma is a special instruction to the compiler.
Also called a pseudoinstruction, the pragma doesn't change the meaning of a program. It simply passes information to the compiler.
It is very similar, in fact, to the tuning hints you can embed in a SQL statement inside a block comment.

PL/SQL offers the following pragmas.
        These are the     EXCEPTION_INIT,
                RESTRICT_REFERENCES,
and (new with Oracle8i)     AUTONOMOUS TRANSACTION and
                SERIALLY_REUSABLE pragma.

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