MySQL 8.0 Release Notes
MySQL 8.0 Source Code Documentation
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MySQL supports cursors inside stored programs. The syntax is as in embedded SQL. Cursors have these properties:
Asensitive: The server may or may not make a copy of its result table
Read only: Not updatable
Nonscrollable: Can be traversed only in one direction and cannot skip rows
Cursor declarations must appear before handler declarations and after variable and condition declarations.
Example:
CREATE PROCEDURE curdemo()
BEGIN
DECLARE done INT DEFAULT FALSE;
DECLARE a CHAR(16);
DECLARE b, c INT;
DECLARE cur1 CURSOR FOR SELECT id,data FROM test.t1;
DECLARE cur2 CURSOR FOR SELECT i FROM test.t2;
DECLARE CONTINUE HANDLER FOR NOT FOUND SET done = TRUE;
OPEN cur1;
OPEN cur2;
read_loop: LOOP
FETCH cur1 INTO a, b;
FETCH cur2 INTO c;
IF done THEN
LEAVE read_loop;
END IF;
IF b < c THEN
INSERT INTO test.t3 VALUES (a,b);
ELSE
INSERT INTO test.t3 VALUES (a,c);
END IF;
END LOOP;
CLOSE cur1;
CLOSE cur2;
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(Posted by David Bergan on February 23, 2012)
The Example which given by MySQL is correct.
IF we use your method by adding
read_loop: LOOP
-- This is the line that fixes the problem
SET done = FALSE ; # set done= FALSE
FETCH cur1 INTO a, b; # but this will be executed and it again set backs to TRUE
FETCH cur2 INTO c;
To make it right it should be as below
read_loop: LOOP
FETCH cur1 INTO a, b;
-- This is the line that fixes the problem
SET done = FALSE ; # Perfect from your example, but it's not needed.
FETCH cur2 INTO c;
[-- This is the kind of line that would cause the problem.
-- SELECT INTO returns 0 records
SELECT id INTO a FROM test.t1 WHERE 1 = 2 ; ]
By considering your point and the values will be
like a,b has 0 records which will be null for both a and b.
c has some not null value.
then the result will be an empty row inserted in the table t3 (which we don't want)
IF b < c THEN -- null < some value
INSERT INTO test.t3 VALUES (a,b); -- which will be (null,null) values inserted in the table t3.
ELSE
INSERT INTO test.t3 VALUES (a,c); -- obviously this condition will not be executed.
END IF;
By concluding that the original sample Example given by MySQL is correct.