use instr in an if statement in PL SQL : INSTR « Char Functions « Oracle PL / SQL






  1. Oracle PL / SQL
  2. Char Functions
  3. INSTR

use instr in an if statement in PL SQL

  
SQL>
SQL> declare
  2    debug_procedure_name long := 'A';
  3    list_of_debuggable_procs long := 'AA';
  4  begin
  5    if instr( list_of_debuggable_procs,debug_procedure_name ) <> 0 then
  6      dbms_output.put_line( 'found it' );
  7    else
  8      dbms_output.put_line( 'did not find it' );
  9    end if;
 10    if instr( ',' || list_of_debuggable_procs || ',',
 11              ',' || debug_procedure_name || ',' ) <> 0 then
 12      dbms_output.put_line( 'found it' );
 13    else
 14      dbms_output.put_line( 'did not find it' );
 15    end if;
 16  end;
 17  /
found it
did not find it

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL>
SQL> --








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