PL/SQL Procedure

Previously I have posted about PL/SQL Block structure , A piece of code that is organized in a properly defined sequence is called a block

PL/SQL provides two types of blocks

Function- A PL/SQL block that performs a task or set of tasks and returns a value

Procedure- A PL/SQL block that performs a task or set of tasks and may or may not return a value

PL/SQL Tutorial - What is PL/SQL, Features and Advantages of PL/SQL

PL/SQL is developed by Oracle Corporation to increase/enhance capabilities of SQL, PL/SQL stands for Procedural Language extension to SQL . PL/SQL is highly structured and expressive language and because of its expressive syntax it is very easy to understand and learn

PL/SQL is integrated with Oracle Database and can be called from any other programming language. It is tightly integrated with SQL so it's easy to learn PL/SQL if you have knowledge of SQL