4-12. Executing Packaged Procedures and Functions
Problem
You want to execute one of the procedures or functions contained within a package.
Solution
Use the package_name.object_name notation to execute a particular code object within a package. For instance, the following block of code executes the GRANT_RAISES procedure that is contained within the PROCESS_EMPLOYEE_TIME package.
BEGIN
process_employee_time.grant_raises(.03,4000);
END;
The previous code block executes the GRANT_RAISES function, passing .03 for the percentage of increase and 4000 for the upper bound.
How It Works
Dot notation is used for accessing members of a package. Similar to other languages such as Java, dot notation can be used to access any publically accessible ...
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