Name

CURSOR_SHARING

Synopsis

Value: SIMILAR | EXACT | FORCE

Dynamic: ALTER SYSTEM, ALTER SESSION

Specifies the way that SQL statements can share cursors in memory. New with Oracle9i.

Keywords

SIMILAR

Specifies that SQL that is the same except for literals will share the same cursor in memory unless the literals affect the meaning of the SQL statement.

EXACT

Specifies that SQL must be identical to share the same cursor in memory.

FORCE

Specifies that SQL that is the same except for literals will share the same cursor.

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