SELECT BULK COLLECT v16

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The following shows the syntax for the BULK COLLECT clause with the SELECT INTO statement. For details on the SELECT INTO statement, see SELECT INTO.

SELECT <select_expressions> BULK COLLECT INTO <collection>
  [, ...] FROM ...;

If you specify a single collection, then collection can be a collection of a single field, or it can be a collection of a record type. If you specify more than one collection, then each collection must consist of a single field. select_expressions must match all fields in the target collections in number, order, and type-compatibility.

This example uses the BULK COLLECT clause where the target collections are associative arrays consisting of a single field:

DECLARE
    TYPE empno_tbl    IS TABLE OF emp.empno%TYPE    INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    TYPE ename_tbl    IS TABLE OF emp.ename%TYPE    INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    TYPE job_tbl      IS TABLE OF emp.job%TYPE      INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    TYPE hiredate_tbl IS TABLE OF emp.hiredate%TYPE INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    TYPE sal_tbl      IS TABLE OF emp.sal%TYPE      INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    TYPE comm_tbl     IS TABLE OF emp.comm%TYPE     INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    TYPE deptno_tbl   IS TABLE OF emp.deptno%TYPE   INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    t_empno           EMPNO_TBL;
    t_ename           ENAME_TBL;
    t_job             JOB_TBL;
    t_hiredate        HIREDATE_TBL;
    t_sal             SAL_TBL;
    t_comm            COMM_TBL;
    t_deptno          DEPTNO_TBL;
BEGIN
    SELECT empno, ename, job, hiredate, sal, comm, deptno BULK COLLECT
       INTO t_empno, t_ename, t_job, t_hiredate, t_sal, t_comm, t_deptno
       FROM emp;
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('EMPNO  ENAME    JOB        HIREDATE    ' ||
        'SAL        ' || 'COMM      DEPTNO');
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('-----  -------  ---------  ---------   ' ||
        '--------   ' || '--------  ------');
    FOR i IN 1..t_empno.COUNT LOOP
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(t_empno(i) || '   ' ||
            RPAD(t_ename(i),8) || ' ' ||
            RPAD(t_job(i),10) || ' ' ||
            TO_CHAR(t_hiredate(i),'DD-MON-YY') || ' ' ||
            TO_CHAR(t_sal(i),'99,999.99') || ' ' ||
            TO_CHAR(NVL(t_comm(i),0),'99,999.99') || '  ' ||
            t_deptno(i));
    END LOOP;
END;
Output
EMPNO  ENAME    JOB        HIREDATE    SAL        COMM      DEPTNO
-----  -------  ---------  ---------   --------   --------  ------
7369   SMITH    CLERK      17-DEC-80     800.00        .00  20
7499   ALLEN    SALESMAN   20-FEB-81   1,600.00     300.00  30
7521   WARD     SALESMAN   22-FEB-81   1,250.00     500.00  30
7566   JONES    MANAGER    02-APR-81   2,975.00        .00  20
7654   MARTIN   SALESMAN   28-SEP-81   1,250.00   1,400.00  30
7698   BLAKE    MANAGER    01-MAY-81   2,850.00        .00  30
7782   CLARK    MANAGER    09-JUN-81   2,450.00        .00  10
7788   SCOTT    ANALYST    19-APR-87   3,000.00        .00  20
7839   KING     PRESIDENT  17-NOV-81   5,000.00        .00  10
7844   TURNER   SALESMAN   08-SEP-81   1,500.00        .00  30
7876   ADAMS    CLERK      23-MAY-87   1,100.00        .00  20
7900   JAMES    CLERK      03-DEC-81     950.00        .00  30
7902   FORD     ANALYST    03-DEC-81   3,000.00        .00  20
7934   MILLER   CLERK      23-JAN-82   1,300.00        .00  10

This example produces the same result but uses an associative array on a record type defined with the %ROWTYPE attribute:

DECLARE
    TYPE emp_tbl IS TABLE OF emp%ROWTYPE INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    t_emp           EMP_TBL;
BEGIN
    SELECT * BULK COLLECT INTO t_emp FROM emp;
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('EMPNO  ENAME    JOB        HIREDATE    ' ||
        'SAL        ' || 'COMM      DEPTNO');
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('-----  -------  ---------  ---------   ' ||
        '--------   ' || '--------  ------');
    FOR i IN 1..t_emp.COUNT LOOP
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(t_emp(i).empno || '   ' ||
            RPAD(t_emp(i).ename,8) || ' ' ||
            RPAD(t_emp(i).job,10) || ' ' ||
            TO_CHAR(t_emp(i).hiredate,'DD-MON-YY') || ' ' ||
            TO_CHAR(t_emp(i).sal,'99,999.99') || ' ' ||
            TO_CHAR(NVL(t_emp(i).comm,0),'99,999.99') || '  ' ||
            t_emp(i).deptno);
    END LOOP;
END;
Output
EMPNO  ENAME    JOB        HIREDATE    SAL        COMM      DEPTNO
-----  -------  ---------  ---------   --------   --------  ------
7369   SMITH    CLERK      17-DEC-80     800.00        .00  20
7499   ALLEN    SALESMAN   20-FEB-81   1,600.00     300.00  30
7521   WARD     SALESMAN   22-FEB-81   1,250.00     500.00  30
7566   JONES    MANAGER    02-APR-81   2,975.00        .00  20
7654   MARTIN   SALESMAN   28-SEP-81   1,250.00   1,400.00  30
7698   BLAKE    MANAGER    01-MAY-81   2,850.00        .00  30
7782   CLARK    MANAGER    09-JUN-81   2,450.00        .00  10
7788   SCOTT    ANALYST    19-APR-87   3,000.00        .00  20
7839   KING     PRESIDENT  17-NOV-81   5,000.00        .00  10
7844   TURNER   SALESMAN   08-SEP-81   1,500.00        .00  30
7876   ADAMS    CLERK      23-MAY-87   1,100.00        .00  20
7900   JAMES    CLERK      03-DEC-81     950.00        .00  30
7902   FORD     ANALYST    03-DEC-81   3,000.00        .00  20
7934   MILLER   CLERK      23-JAN-82   1,300.00        .00  10
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