13.42 INSERT Statement Extension
The PL/SQL extension to the SQL INSERT
statement lets you specify a record name in the values_clause
of the single_table_insert
instead of specifying a column list in the insert_into_clause
Effectively, this form of the INSERT
statement inserts the record into the table; actually, it adds a row to the table and gives each column of the row the value of the corresponding record field.
See Also:
Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for the syntax of the SQL INSERT
statement
Topics
Syntax
insert_into_clause ::=
values_clause ::=
Semantics
insert_into_clause
dml_table_expression_clause
Typically a table name. For complete information, see Oracle Database SQL Language Reference.
t_alias
An alias for dml_table_expression_clause
.
values_clause
record
Name of a record variable of type RECORD
or %ROWTYPE
. record
must represent a row of the item explained by dml_table_expression_clause
. That is, for every column of the row, the record must have a field with a compatible data type. If a column has a NOT
NULL
constraint, then its corresponding field cannot have a NULL
value.
See Also:
Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for the complete syntax of the INSERT
statement
Examples
-
Example 5-54, "Initializing Table by Inserting Record of Default Values"
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