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Chapter 14. Packages

Chapter Objectives

In this Chapter, you will learn about:

✓ The Benefits of Utilizing Packages

A package is a collection of PL/SQL objects grouped together under one package name. Packages include procedures, functions, cursors, declarations, types, and variables. There are numerous benefits in collecting objects into a package. In this chapter, you learn what these benefits are and how to use them.

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