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Index: N
- NAME_RESOLVE procedure
: C.16.8. The  NAME_RESOLVE procedure
- NAME_TOKENIZE procedure
: C.16.9. The  NAME_TOKENIZE procedure
- named collections
: 19.5.2.1. Casting a named collection
- named constants
- 
  - 4.1. Identifiers
  - 4.7.4. Use Named Constants to Avoid Hardcoding Values
  - converting variables to
: 4.7.5. Convert Variables into Named Constants 
 
- named labels
: 5.2.1. The GOTO Statement
- named notation
: 15.6.4.2. Named notation
- naming
- 
  - columns
  
- 
    - 1.7.5. Structured Code and Other Best Practices
    - 9.3.2. Setting the Record's Column Names
  
 
- cursor identifiers
: 6.4.3. Identifier Precedence in a Cursor
  - cursors
: 6.4.1. The Cursor Name
  - encrypted code files
: 23.7.2. Working with Encrypted Code
  - exceptions
  
- 
    - 8.3.1. Named System Exceptions 
    - 8.4.1.3. Overlapping exception names
  
 
- functions
: 1.7.5. Structured Code and Other Best Practices
  - identifiers
: 2.2. Identifiers
  - loop indexes
: 7.7.1. Naming Loop Indexes 
  - loops
: 7.6.1. Loop Labels
  - modules
  
- 
    - 15.3.4.3. Named modules offer scoping effect of nested block
    - 22.1.1. Make Sure the Module Name Explains the Module
    - qualified identifiers and
: 15.3.5.3. Qualifying identifier names with module names
  
 
- object types
: 18.6.3. Schema Evolution
  - packages
: 22.1.3. Name Packages and Their Elements to Reflect the Packaged Structure
  - parameters
: 22.1.2. Develop Consistent Naming Conventions for Your Formal Parameters 
  - precedence, column/function
: 17.6. Column/Function Name Precedence
  - savepoints
: 6.1.3. The SAVEPOINT Statement
  - subtypes
: 4.7.2. Name Subtypes to Self-Document Code
  - tables
: 1.7.5. Structured Code and Other Best Practices
  - variables
  
- 
    - 1.7.5. Structured Code and Other Best Practices
    - 4.1. Identifiers
    - 4.7.1. Establish Clear Variable Naming Conventions 
  
 
 
- National Language Support
: (see NLS character datatypes)
- NATURAL datatype
: 4.2.1.1. Binary integer datatypes
- natural logarithm function
: 13.1.11. The LN function
- NCHAR datatype
: 4.2.6.1. The NCHAR datatype
- NCLOB datatype
- 
  - 1.4.7.6. Large object support
  - 4.2.7.4. The NCLOB datatype
 
- negative numbers
: 4.2.1.1. Binary integer datatypes
- negative row index
: 10.2. Characteristics of PL/SQL Tables
- nested
- 
  - blocks
  
- 
    - (see also anonymous blocks)
    - 15.3. The Anonymous PL/SQL Block
    - 15.3.4. Nested Blocks 
    - cursors and
: 15.3.5.4. Cursor scope
    - scope and
: 15.3.5.2. Scope and nested blocks
  
 
- IF statements
: 5.1.4. Nested IF Statements
  - modules
: 2.7.3. Nested Blocks
  
- 
    - raising exceptions in
: 8.4.1.2. Raising exceptions in nested blocks
    - scoping with
: 1.6.5. Scoping with nested blocks
  
 
- objects
  
- 
    - dot notation for
: 18.3.4.1. Dots in data structures
  
 
- records
: 9.7. Nested Records
  - tables
: 1.4.7.3. Variable arrays and nested tables
  
- 
    - (see also collections)
  - 19.1. Types of Collections
  - 19.3. Syntax for Declaring Collection Datatypes
  - adding/removing elements of
: 19.4.3. Adding and Removing Elements
  - assigning values to elements
: 19.4.2. Assigning Values to Elements: Index (Subscript) Considerations
  - defining
: 19.2.1. Collections "In the Database"
  - initializing
: 19.4.1. Initializing Collection Variables
  - objects for
: 18.1.2. Some Simple Examples
  - THE pseudo-function for
: 19.5.1. The THE Pseudo-function
 
- %TYPE attributes
: 4.5.3. Nesting Usages of the %TYPE Attribute
 
- NESTED TABLE ... STORE AS clause
: 19.2.1.1. Collection as a "column" in a conventional table
  - Net8 listener
: 21.2.1. Step 1: Set Up the Listener
- new_add_months function
: 12.2.1. Customizing the Behavior of ADD_MONTHS
- NEW_LINE procedure
- 
  - C.9.5. The NEW_LINE procedure
  - C.17.1.7. The  NEW_LINE procedure
 
- NEW_TIME function
- 
  - 12.1.4. The NEW_TIME function
  - 12.2.2. Using NEW_TIME in Client-Server Environments
 
- NEXT function
- 
  - 10.8.2.6. The NEXT function
  - 10.8.2.7. The PRIOR function
  - 19.6.7. PRIOR(i), NEXT(i)
 
- NEXT_DATE procedure
: C.5.5. The NEXT_DATE procedure
- NEXT_DAY function
: 12.1.5. The NEXT_DAY function
- NEXT_ITEM_TYPE function
: C.10.2. The NEXT_ITEM_TYPE function
- NLS character datatypes
: 4.2.6. NLS Character Datatypes
- NO_DATA_FOUND exception
- 
  - 8.3.1. Named System Exceptions 
  - 8.8. NO_DATA_FOUND: Multipurpose Exception
 
- normalization of local variables
: 4.5.1.2. Normalization of local variables
- not equals (<> and !=)
: 2.1. The PL/SQL Character Set
- NOT NULL datatype
: 4.4.4. NOT NULL Clause
- 
  - anchoring to
: 4.5.5. Anchoring to NOT NULL Datatypes
- constraints
: 25.4.6. Avoid NOT NULL Constraints
 
- NOT_LOGGED_ON exception
: 8.3.1. Named System Exceptions 
- %NOTFOUND cursor attribute
- 
  - 6.6.2. Fetching Past the Last Row
  - 6.9.2. The %NOTFOUND Attribute
 
- NOWAIT keyword
: 6.1.5. The LOCK TABLE Statement
- NULL
: 4.3. NULLs in PL/SQL
- 
  - assigning to objects
: 18.5.3. Approach 3: Do Everything via Methods
  - and default values
: 4.4.4. NOT NULL Clause
  - in IF statements
: 5.1.1. The IF-THEN Combination
  - NOT NULL constraints
: 25.4.6. Avoid NOT NULL Constraints
  - NULL statements
: 5.2.2. The NULL Statement
  
- 
    - with GOTO statements
: 5.2.2.4. Using NULL with GOTO to avoid additional statement execution
  
 
- NVL function
: 13.3.4. The NVL function
  - setting records to
: 9.6.1.3. Setting records to NULL
  - string
: 2.3. Literals
 
- NUMBER datatype
- 
  - 4.2.1.2. Decimal numeric datatypes
  - 25.4.5. Use   PLS_INTEGER for All Integer Operations
 
- numbers
- 
  - converting strings to/from
  
- 
    - 14.1.2. Number Format Models
    - 14.2.7. The TO_CHAR function (number conversion)
    - 14.2.9. The TO_NUMBER function
  
 
- converting to words
: 17.8.7. Recursive Processing in a SQL Statement
  - date
: (see date)
  - functions for
: 13. Numeric, LOB, and Miscellaneous Functions
  - line, finding code for
: 23.6.6. Finding the Code for a Line Number
  - suppressing zeros
: 14.3.1. FM: Suppressing Blanks and Zeros
 
- numeric
- 
  - datatypes
: 4.2.1. Numeric Datatypes
  - FOR loops
: 7.3. The Numeric FOR Loop
  
- 
    - formatting
: 3.3.2. Formatting Loops
    - loop index
: 7.3. The Numeric FOR Loop
    - nontrivial increments
: 7.3.3. Handling Nontrivial Increments
    - premature termination of
: 7.7.2.1. Premature FOR loop termination
    - range scheme
: 7.3. The Numeric FOR Loop
    - scope of
: 7.6.2.1. Scope in FOR loops
    - unnecessary
: 7.7.3. Avoiding the Phony Loop
  
 
- literals
: 2.3.2. Numeric Literals
 
- NUMERIC subtype
: 4.2.2.  Numeric Subtypes
- NVARCHAR2 datatype
: 4.2.6.2. The  NVARCHAR2 datatype
- NVL function
- 
  - 4.3.3. Function Results with NULL Arguments
  - 13.3.4. The NVL function
 
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