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Call Statements

Syntax

Figure 1 shows the syntax diagram for calling a clause.

Figure 1 call_clause::=

The above syntax diagram is explained as follows:

  • procedure_name specifies the name of a stored procedure.
  • parameter specifies the parameters for the stored procedure. You can set no parameter or multiple parameters.

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-- Create a table.
openGauss=# CREATE SCHEMA hr;
openGauss=# SET CURRENT_SCHEMA = hr;
openGauss=# CREATE TABLE staffs 
(
  section_id INTEGER, 
  salary INTEGER
);
openGauss=# INSERT INTO staffs VALUES (30, 10);
openGauss=# INSERT INTO staffs VALUES (30, 20);

-- Create the stored procedure proc_staffs.
openGauss=# CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc_staffs
(
section     NUMBER(6),
salary_sum out NUMBER(8,2),
staffs_count out INTEGER
)
IS
BEGIN
SELECT sum(salary), count(*) INTO salary_sum, staffs_count FROM hr.staffs where section_id = section;
END;
/

-- Create the stored procedure proc_return.
openGauss=# CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc_return
AS
v_num NUMBER(8,2);
v_sum INTEGER;
BEGIN
proc_staffs(30, v_sum, v_num);  -- Call a statement.
dbe_output.print_line(v_sum||'#'||v_num);
RETURN;  -- Return a statement.
END;
/

-- Call the stored procedure proc_return.
openGauss=# CALL proc_staffs(2,8,6);

-- Drop the stored procedure.
openGauss=# DROP PROCEDURE proc_staffs;
openGauss=# DROP PROCEDURE proc_return;

-- Create the function func_return.
openGauss=# CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION func_return returns void
language plpgsql
AS $$
DECLARE
v_num INTEGER := 1;
BEGIN
dbe_output.print_line(v_num);
RETURN;  -- Return a statement.
END $$;


-- Call the function func_return.
openGauss=#  CALL func_return();

-- Drop the function.
openGauss=#  DROP FUNCTION func_return;

-- Drop the current database schema.
openGauss=# DROP SCHEMA hr CASCADE;
Parent topic: Basic Statements