Oracle function with select all from tables - sql

Question

SELECT DISTINCT L.* FROM LABALES L , MATCHES M
WHERE M.LIST LIKE '%ENG'
ORDER BY L.ID
I need to create function with this select, I tried this but it doesn't work.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION getSoccerLists
RETURN varchar2 IS
list varchar2(2000);
BEGIN
SELECT DISTINCT L.* FROM LABALES L , MATCHES M
WHERE M.LIST LIKE '%ENG'
ORDER BY L.ID
return list;
END;
How will I create function that returns all from table L.
Thanks

Answer 1

You may use implicit result using DBMS_SQL.RETURN_RESULT(Oracle12c and above) in a procedure using a cursor to your query.
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE getSoccerLists
AS
x SYS_REFCURSOR;
BEGIN
OPEN x FOR SELECT DISTINCT L.* FROM LABALES L
JOIN MATCHES M ON ( 1=1 ) -- join condition
WHERE M.LIST LIKE '%ENG'
ORDER BY L.ID;
DBMS_SQL.RETURN_RESULT(x);
END;
/
then simply call the procedure
EXEC getSoccerLists;
For lower versions(Oracle 11g) , you may use a print command to display the cursor's o/p passing ref cursor as out parameter.
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE getSoccerLists (x OUT SYS_REFCURSOR)
AS
BEGIN
OPEN x FOR SELECT DISTINCT L.* FROM LABALES L
JOIN MATCHES M ON ( 1=1 ) -- join condition
WHERE M.LIST LIKE '%ENG'
ORDER BY L.ID;
END;
/
Then, in SQL* Plus or running as script in SQL developer and Toad, you may get the results using this.
VARIABLE r REFCURSOR;
EXEC getSoccerLists (:r);
PRINT r;
Another option is to use TABLE function by defining a collection of the record type of the result within a package.
Refer Create an Oracle function that returns a table

Answer 2

I guess this questions is a repetition of the your previously asked question, where you wanted to get all the columns of tables but into separate column. I already answered in stating this you cannot do if you call your function via a SELECT statement. If you call your function in a Anoymous block you can display it in separate columns.
Here Oracle function returning all columns from tables
Alternatively, you can get the results separated by a comma(,) or pipe (|) as below:
CREATE OR REPLACE
FUNCTION getSoccerLists
RETURN VARCHAR2
IS
list VARCHAR2(2000);
BEGIN
SELECT col1
||','
||col2
||','
||col2
INTO LIST
FROM SOCCER_PREMATCH_LISTS L ,
SOCCER_PREMATCH_MATCHES M
WHERE M.LIST LIKE '%' || (L.SUB_LIST) || '%'
AND (TO_TIMESTAMP((M.M_DATE || ' ' || M.M_TIME), 'DD.MM.YYYY HH24:MI') >
(SELECT SYSTIMESTAMP AT TIME ZONE 'CET' FROM DUAL
))
ORDER BY L.ID");
Return list;
End;
Note here if the column size increased 2000 chars then again you will lose the data.
Edit:
From your comments
I want it to return a table set of results.
You then need to create a table of varchar and then return it from the function. See below:
CREATE TYPE var IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(2000);
/
CREATE OR REPLACE
FUNCTION getSoccerLists
RETURN var
IS
--Initialization
list VAR :=var();
BEGIN
SELECT NSO ||',' ||NAME BULK COLLECT INTO LIST FROM TEST;
RETURN list;
END;
Execution:
select * from table(getSoccerLists);
Note: Here in the function i have used a table called test and its column. You replace your table with its columnname.
Edit 2:
--Create a object with columns same as your select statement
CREATE TYPE v_var IS OBJECT
(
col1 NUMBER,
col2 VARCHAR2(10)
)
/
--Create a table of your object
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE var IS TABLE OF v_var;
/
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION getSoccerLists
RETURN var
IS
--Initialization
list VAR :=var();
BEGIN
--You above object should have same columns with same data type as you are selecting here
SELECT v_var( NSO ,NAME) BULK COLLECT INTO LIST FROM TEST;
RETURN list;
END;
Execution:
select * from table(getSoccerLists);

Answer 3

This is not an answer on how to build a function for this, as I'd recommend to make this a view instead:
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW view_soccer_list AS
SELECT *
FROM soccer_prematch_lists l
WHERE EXISTS
(
SELECT *
FROM soccer_prematch_matches m
WHERE m.list LIKE '%' || (l.sub_list) || '%'
AND TO_TIMESTAMP((m.m_date || ' ' || m.m_time), 'DD.MM.YYYY HH24:MI') >
(SELECT SYSTIMESTAMP AT TIME ZONE 'CET' FROM DUAL)
);
Then call it in a query:
SELECT * FROM view_soccer_list ORDER BY id;
(It makes no sense to put an ORDER BY clause in a view, because you access the view like a table, and table data is considered unordered, so you could not rely on that order. The same is true for a pipelined function youd access with FROM TABLE (getSoccerLists). Always put the ORDER BY clause in your final queries instead.)