[Chapter 1] 1.5 RESTRICT REFERENCES Pragmas

1.5 RESTRICT REFERENCES Pragmas

A pragma is a directive to the PL/SQL compiler. Pragmas pass information to the compiler; they are processed at compile time but do not execute. If you include a call to a built-in package in a SQL statement, you must include a RESTRICT REFERENCES pragma in your code. This pragma tells the compiler the purity level (freedom from side effects) of a packaged program. The purity levels available are:

WNDS -- Writes no database state
RNDS -- Reads no database state
WNPS -- Writes no package state
RNPS -- Reads no package state

DBMS_LOB Programs	WNDS	RNDS	WNPS	RNPS
COMPARE	✓	✓	✓	✓
FILEEXISTS	✓	✓	✓	✓
FILEISOPEN	✓	✓	✓	✓
GETLENGTH	✓	✓	✓	✓
INSTR	✓	✓	✓	✓
SUBSTR	✓	✓	✓	✓

DBMS_OUTPUT Programs	WNDS	RNDS
DISABLE	✓	✓
ENABLE	✓	✓
GET_LINE	✓	✓
GET_LINES	✓	✓
NEW_LINE	✓	✓
PUT	✓	✓
PUT_LINE	✓	✓

DBMS_PIPE Programs	WNDS	RNDS	WNPS
CREATE_PIPE	✓	✓
NEXT_ITEM_TYPE	✓	✓
PACK_MESSAGE	✓	✓
PACK_MESSAGE_RAW	✓	✓
PACK_MESSAGE_ROWID	✓	✓
PURGE	✓	✓
RECEIVE_MESSAGE	✓	✓
REMOVE_PIPE	✓	✓
RESET_BUFFER	✓	✓
SEND_MESSAGE	✓	✓
UNIQUE_SESSION_NAME	✓	✓	✓
UNPACK_MESSAGE	✓	✓
UNPACK_MESSAGE_RAW	✓	✓
UNPACK_MESSAGE_ROWID	✓	✓

DBMS_ROWID Programs	WNDS	RNDS	WNPS	RNPS
ROWID_BLOCK_NUMBER	✓	✓	✓	✓
ROWID_CREATE	✓	✓	✓	✓
ROWID_INFO	✓	✓	✓	✓
ROWID_OBJECT	✓	✓	✓	✓
ROWID_RELATIVE_FNO	✓	✓	✓	✓
ROWID_ROW_NUMBER	✓	✓	✓	✓
ROWID_TO_ABSOLUTE_FNO	✓		✓	✓
ROWID_TO_EXTENDED	✓		✓	✓
ROWID_TO_RESTRICTED	✓	✓	✓	✓
ROWID_TYPE	✓	✓	✓	✓
ROWID_VERIFY	✓		✓	✓

DBMS_SESSION Program	WNDS	RNDS	WNPS	RNPS
UNIQUE_SESSION_ID	✓	✓	✓

DBMS_SQL Programs	WNDS	RNDS
BIND_ARRAY	✓
BIND_VARIABLE	✓
BIND_VARIABLE_CHAR	✓
BIND_VARIABLE_RAW	✓
BIND_VARIABLE_ROWID	✓
CLOSE_CURSOR	✓	✓
COLUMN_VALUE	✓	✓
COLUMN_VALUE_CHAR	✓	✓
COLUMN_VALUE_LONG	✓	✓
COLUMN_VALUE_RAW	✓	✓
COLUMN_VALUE_ROWID	✓	✓
DEFINE_ARRAY	✓	✓
DEFINE_COLUMN	✓	✓
DEFINE_COLUMN_CHAR	✓	✓
DEFINE_COLUMN_LONG	✓	✓
DEFINE_COLUMN_RAW	✓	✓
DEFINE_COLUMN_ROWID	✓	✓
DESCRIBE_COLUMNS	✓
EXECUTE_AND_FETCH	✓
FETCH_ROWS	✓
IS_OPEN	✓	✓
LAST_ERROR_POSITION	✓	✓
LAST_ROW_COUNT	✓	✓
LAST_ROW_ID	✓	✓
LAST_SQL_FUNCTION_CODE	✓	✓
OPEN_CURSOR	✓	✓
VARIABLE_VALUE	✓	✓
VARIABLE_VALUE_CHAR	✓	✓
VARIABLE_VALUE_RAW	✓	✓
VARIABLE_VALUE_ROWID	✓	✓

DBMS_STANDARD Programs	WNDS	RNDS	WNPS	RNPS
DELETING	✓		✓	✓
INSERTING	✓		✓	✓
RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR	✓	✓	✓	✓
UPDATING	✓		✓	✓

DBMS_UTILITY Programs	WNDS	RNDS	WNPS	RNPS
DATA_BLOCK_ADDRESS_BLOCK	✓	✓	✓	✓
DATA_BLOCK_ADDRESS_FILE	✓	✓	✓	✓
GET_HASH_VALUE	✓	✓	✓	✓
MAKE_DATA_BLOCK_ADDRESS	✓	✓	✓	✓
PORT_STRING	✓	✓	✓	✓

UTL_RAW Programs	WNDS	RNDS	WNPS	RNPS
BIT_AND	✓	✓	✓	✓
BIT_COMPLEMENT	✓	✓	✓	✓
BIT_OR	✓	✓	✓	✓
BIT_XOR	✓	✓	✓	✓
CAST_TO_RAW	✓	✓	✓	✓
CAST_TO_VARCHAR2	✓	✓	✓	✓
COMPARE	✓	✓	✓	✓
CONCAT	✓	✓	✓	✓
CONVERT	✓	✓	✓	✓
COPIES	✓	✓	✓	✓
LENGTH	✓	✓	✓	✓
OVERLAY	✓	✓	✓	✓
REVERSE	✓	✓	✓	✓
SUBSTR	✓	✓	✓	✓
TRANSLATE	✓	✓	✓	✓
TRANSLITERATE	✓	✓	✓	✓
XRANGE	✓	✓	✓	✓


1.4 Built-in Functions		1.6 Nonprogram Elements