PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference

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CHAPTER 7. Subprograms

Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations that we can perform without thinking about them.

Alfred North Whitehead

This chapter shows you how to use subprograms, which let you name and encapsulate a sequence of statements. Subprograms aid application development by isolating operations. They are like building blocks, which you can use to construct modular, maintainable applications.


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