what is the cursor and use of cursor in pl/sql ?

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what is the cursor and use of cursor in pl/sql ?..

Answer / prince pradeep

cursor is a handle or a pointer to a context area;
(context area is a memory area where sql statements are processed)
cursors are used to retrieve multiple records from data base

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what is the cursor and use of cursor in pl/sql ?..

Answer / sanjeev

cursor is private memori location, this is storing the data local mechin this will excut the program this cursor automatically deleted

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what is the cursor and use of cursor in pl/sql ?..

Answer / udaykumar

cursor is a private workspace memory,it does'nt stored in
the database.It is a buffer.

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what is the cursor and use of cursor in pl/sql ?..

Answer / kesav

A cursor is a temporary work area created in the system memory when a SQL statement is executed. A cursor contains information on a select statement and the rows of data accessed by it.

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