The fourth edition of this popular pocket guide provides quick-reference information that will help you use Oracle's Pl/Sql language, including the newest Oracle Database 11g features. It's a companion to Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl's bestselling Oracle Pl/Sql Programming. This concise guide boils down the most vital Pl/Sql information into an accessible summary of: Fundamental language elements (e.g. block structure, datatypes, declarations) Statements for program control, cursor management, and exception handling Records, procedures, functions, triggers, and packages Calling Pl/Sql functions in Sql Compilation options, object-oriented features, collections, and Java integration The new edition describes such Oracle Database 11g elements as Pl/Sql's function result cache, compound triggers, the Continue statement, the Simple_Integer datatype, and improvements to native compilation, regular expressions, and compiler optimization (including intra-unit inlining). In addition, this book now includes substantial new sections on Oracle's built-in functions and packages. When you need answers quickly, the Oracle Pl/Sql Language Pocket Reference will save you hours of frustration.