Does PL/SQL have the equivalent of array params in C#?

Question

In C#, if you set up a method parameter using the params keyword, that parameter will take in an indefinite number of arguments. When calling the method, you can then send a comma-separated list of arguments for that parameter.

Does PL/SQL have an equivalent feature for method parameters?

Thanks!

Andrew L

Answer 1

No. The params keyword is syntactic sugar that is converted to an array by the compiler. Oracle apparently is less 'sweet'. The closest you can get is create a procedure that accepts a variable-size array ( Varray ).

Answer 2

You can use a temporary table, I suppose this is the most common option because it probably works in most RDBMS.

In SQL Server 2008 though, you can even pass a table parameter, like:

CREATE TYPE my_table_type AS TABLE(a int NOT NULL,
                                   b int NOT NULL)

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[test]
(
    @model my_table_type readonly
)
AS
BEGIN
END