Anchored types, i.e. those specified using either ``++%TYPE++`` or ``++%ROWTYPE++``, cannot be constrained. Trying to do so results in the exception ``++PLS-00573: cannot constrain scale, precision, or range of an anchored type being raised.++``
== Noncompliant Code Example
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----
DECLARE
foo DUAL.DUMMY%TYPE(42); -- Non-Compliant - raises PLS-00573
BEGIN
NULL;
END;
/
== Compliant Solution
foo DUAL.DUMMY%TYPE; -- Compliant
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== Implementation Specification
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