== Why is this an issue?

``++cursor%NOTFOUND++`` is clearer and more readable than ``++NOT cursor%FOUND++``, and is preferred.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,sql]
----
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON

DECLARE
  CURSOR c IS SELECT DUMMY FROM DUAL;
  x VARCHAR2(1);
BEGIN
  OPEN c;
  FETCH c INTO x;
  IF NOT c%FOUND THEN  -- Noncompliant
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('uh?');
  ELSE
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('all good: ' || x);
  END IF;
  CLOSE c;
END;
/
----


=== Compliant solution

[source,sql]
----
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON

DECLARE
  CURSOR c IS SELECT DUMMY FROM DUAL;
  x VARCHAR2(1);
BEGIN
  OPEN c;
  FETCH c INTO x;
  IF c%NOTFOUND THEN 
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('uh?');
  ELSE
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('all good: ' || x);
  END IF;
  CLOSE c;
END;
/
----


ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]

'''
== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

Refactor this statement to use "cursor%NOTFOUND".


'''
== Comments And Links
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=== on 3 Feb 2015, 16:08:52 Ann Campbell wrote:
Hoping you can help me out with code samples [~dinesh.bolkensteyn]

=== on 8 May 2015, 15:12:40 Dinesh Bolkensteyn wrote:
\[~ann.campbell.2]


----
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON

DECLARE
  CURSOR c IS SELECT DUMMY FROM DUAL;
  x VARCHAR2(1);
BEGIN
  OPEN c;
  FETCH c INTO x;
  IF NOT c%FOUND THEN -- Noncompliant
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('uh?');
  ELSE
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('all good: ' || x);
  END IF;
  CLOSE c;
END;
/
----

->


----
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON

DECLARE
  CURSOR c IS SELECT DUMMY FROM DUAL;
  x VARCHAR2(1);
BEGIN
  OPEN c;
  FETCH c INTO x;
  IF c%NOTFOUND THEN -- Noncompliant
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('uh?');
  ELSE
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('all good: ' || x);
  END IF;
  CLOSE c;
END;
/
----

endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]