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20 lines
619 B
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Procedures, unlike functions, do not return values. The ``++RETURN++`` statement therefore, when used within a procedure, is used to prematurely end the procedure. However, having multiple exit points (i.e. more than the ``++END++`` of the procedure itself), increases the complexity of the procedure and makes it harder to understand and debug.
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== Noncompliant Code Example
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SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
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DECLARE
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PROCEDURE prcoedureWithReturn AS
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BEGIN
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RETURN; -- Noncompliant
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DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('prcoedureWithReturn called'); -- This is actually unreachable
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END;
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BEGIN
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prcoedureWithReturn;
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END;
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/
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