CONTINUE
Translation reference to convert Oracle CONTINUE statement to Snowflake Scripting
Description
The
CONTINUE
statement exits the current iteration of a loop, either conditionally or unconditionally, and transfers control to the next iteration of either the current loop or an enclosing labeled loop. (Oracle PL/SQL Language Reference CONTINUE Statement)
CONTINUE [ label ] [ WHEN boolean_expression ] ;
{ CONTINUE | ITERATE } [ <label> ] ;
Sample Source Patterns
1. Simple Continue
Code skips the INSERT
statement by using CONTINUE
.
This case is functionally equivalent.
Oracle
CREATE TABLE continue_testing_table_1 (iterator VARCHAR2(5));
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE continue_procedure_1
IS
I NUMBER := 0;
J NUMBER := 20;
BEGIN
WHILE I <= J LOOP
I := I + 1;
CONTINUE;
INSERT INTO continue_testing_table_1
VALUES (TO_CHAR(I));
END LOOP;
END;
CALL continue_procedure_1();
SELECT * FROM continue_testing_table_1;
Snowflake Scripting
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE continue_testing_table_1 (iterator VARCHAR(5))
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
;
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE continue_procedure_1 ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
DECLARE
I NUMBER(38, 18) := 0;
J NUMBER(38, 18) := 20;
BEGIN
WHILE (:I <= :J) LOOP
I := :I + 1;
CONTINUE;
INSERT INTO continue_testing_table_1
VALUES (TO_CHAR(:I));
END LOOP;
END;
$$;
CALL continue_procedure_1();
SELECT * FROM
continue_testing_table_1;
2. Continue with condition
Code skips inserting even numbers by using CONTINUE
.
Oracle
CREATE TABLE continue_testing_table_2 (iterator VARCHAR2(5));
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE continue_procedure_2
IS
I NUMBER := 0;
J NUMBER := 20;
BEGIN
WHILE I <= J LOOP
I := I + 1;
CONTINUE WHEN MOD(I,2) = 0;
INSERT INTO continue_testing_table_2 VALUES(TO_CHAR(I));
END LOOP;
END;
CALL continue_procedure_2();
SELECT * FROM continue_testing_table_2;
Snowflake Scripting
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE continue_testing_table_2 (iterator VARCHAR(5))
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
;
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE continue_procedure_2 ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
DECLARE
I NUMBER(38, 18) := 0;
J NUMBER(38, 18) := 20;
BEGIN
WHILE (:I <= :J) LOOP
I := :I + 1;
IF (MOD(:I,2) = 0) THEN
CONTINUE;
END IF;
INSERT INTO continue_testing_table_2
VALUES(TO_CHAR(:I));
END LOOP;
END;
$$;
CALL continue_procedure_2();
SELECT * FROM
continue_testing_table_2;
3. Continue with label and condition
Code skips line 19, and the inner loop is only executed once because the CONTINUE
is always jumping to the outer loop using the label.
This case is functionally equivalent applying the same process as the previous sample.
Oracle
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE continue_procedure_3
IS
I NUMBER := 0;
J NUMBER := 10;
K NUMBER := 0;
BEGIN
<<out_loop>>
WHILE I <= J LOOP
I := I + 1;
INSERT INTO continue_testing_table_3 VALUES('I' || TO_CHAR(I));
<<in_loop>>
WHILE K <= J * 2 LOOP
K := K + 1;
CONTINUE out_loop WHEN K > J / 2;
INSERT INTO continue_testing_table_3 VALUES('K' || TO_CHAR(K));
END LOOP in_loop;
K := 0;
END LOOP out_loop;
END;
CALL continue_procedure_3();
SELECT * FROM continue_testing_table_3;
Snowflake Scripting
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE continue_procedure_3 ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
DECLARE
I NUMBER(38, 18) := 0;
J NUMBER(38, 18) := 10;
K NUMBER(38, 18) := 0;
BEGIN
!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-0094 - LABEL DECLARATION FOR A STATEMENT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY SNOWFLAKE SCRIPTING <<out_loop>> ***/!!!
WHILE (:I <= :J) LOOP
I := :I + 1;
INSERT INTO continue_testing_table_3
VALUES('I' || NVL(TO_CHAR(:I) :: STRING, ''));
!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-0094 - LABEL DECLARATION FOR A STATEMENT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY SNOWFLAKE SCRIPTING <<in_loop>> ***/!!!
WHILE (:K <= :J * 2) LOOP
K := :K + 1;
IF (:K > :J / 2) THEN
CONTINUE out_loop;
END IF;
INSERT INTO continue_testing_table_3
VALUES('K' || NVL(TO_CHAR(:K) :: STRING, ''));
END LOOP in_loop;
K := 0;
END LOOP out_loop;
END;
$$;
CALL continue_procedure_3();
SELECT * FROM
continue_testing_table_3;
Known Issues
No issues were found.
Related EWIs
SSC-EWI-0094: Label declaration not supported.
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