what is the difference between procedure and function

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what is the difference between procedure and function..

Answer / srinivas

Function returns only one value, whereas procedure returns
multiple values.
Function can be used in SQL queries whereas we can't use
procedures.
I think in procedures values by reference is not possible.

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what is the difference between procedure and function..

Answer / venki_discussions

procedure perform one or more actions it may return or may
not return values if u want to return procedure ill return
multiple values.we can use procedures in oracel apps also

function perform one or more actions and it must return any
value multiple values will not return function.functions
we cant use in oracle apps.we can perform functions on SQL
prompt itslef.

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what is the difference between procedure and function..

Answer / chalam

Function will return only 1 value where as the procedures
will return values or may not be return.

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what is the difference between procedure and function..

Answer / allabakash

function and procedure both are stored procedures
function contains return clause,where as procedure does not contain return clause
function must return a value, where as procedure may or may not return a value
function can execute as a select statement, where as procedure can execute in anonymous block
we can call function in if statement, we cannot call procedure in if statement
we can call function as a part of expression,where as procedure as a statement
we can pass function as a parameter,where as we cannot pass procedure as a parameter.

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