Snippet Name: Built-In Functions: CASE
Description: Starting in Oracle 9i, you can use the case statement within an SQL statement. It has the functionality of an IF-THEN-ELSE statement.
The syntax for the case statement is:
'expression' is optional. It is the value that you are comparing to the list of conditions. (ie: condition_1, condition_2, ... condition_n)
'condition_1' to 'condition_n' must all be the same datatype. Conditions are evaluated in the order listed. Once a condition is found to be true, the case statement will return the result and not evaluate the conditions any further.
'result_1' to 'result_n' must all be the same datatype. This is the value returned once a condition is found to be true.
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» FUNCTIONS: IF statement
» FUNCTIONS: date/time
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» FUNCTIONS: Create function
» FUNCTIONS: special restrictions
» FUNCTIONS: System Privileges
» IN Function
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Language: PL/SQL
Highlight Mode: PLSQL
Last Modified: March 12th, 2009
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SELECT size_field,
CASE WHEN (size_field BETWEEN 1 AND 10) THEN 'One'
WHEN (size_field BETWEEN 11 AND 100) THEN 'Big'
ELSE 'Bigger'
END
FROM test_table;
-- You can use the case statement in an SQL statement as
-- follows: (includes the expression clause)
SELECT table_name,
CASE owner
WHEN 'SYS' THEN 'The owner is SYS'
WHEN 'SYSTEM' THEN 'The owner is SYSTEM'
ELSE 'The owner is another value'
END
-- you can write the SQL statement using the case statement
-- like this: (omits the expression clause)
SELECT table_name,
CASE
WHEN owner='SYS' THEN 'The owner is SYS'
WHEN owner='SYSTEM' THEN 'The owner is SYSTEM'
ELSE 'The owner is another value'
END
FROM all_tables; |
