PLSQL - LOOP

LOOP:

LOOP

statements;

END LOOP;

EXIT:

There are two forms of the EXIT.

LOOP

statements;

IF <condition> THEN

EXIT; -- exit loop immediately

END IF;

END LOOP;

Example of Loop:

Declare

y number;

Begin

y := 1;

Loop

dbms_output.put_line(y);

y := y + 2;

exit when y > 10;

End Loop;

End;

FOR LOOP

FOR <counter> IN [REVERSE]

lower_bound .. higher_bound LOOP

statements;

END LOOP

Example to print numbers from 1 to 10 using FOR Loop:

begin

for x in 1..10

Loop

dbms_output.put_line(x);

End Loop;

end;

Example to print numbers from 10 to 1 (in reverse) using FOR Loop:

Begin

for index in REVERSE 1 ..10

Loop

dbms_output.put_line(index);

End Loop;

end;