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Oracle PL / SQL » Conversion Functions » DECODE 
Decode for more than one key value pair
   
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE DEPT (DEPTNO NUMBER(2),DNAME VARCHAR2(14),LOC VARCHAR2(13) );

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (10'ACCOUNTING', 'NEW YORK');

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (20'RESEARCH', 'DALLAS');

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (30'SALES', 'CHICAGO');

row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (40'OPERATIONS', 'BOSTON');

row created.

SQL>
SQL> select from dept;
    DEPTNO DNAME          LOC
---------- -------------- -------------
        10 ACCOUNTING     NEW YORK
        20 RESEARCH       DALLAS
        30 SALES          CHICAGO
        40 OPERATIONS     BOSTON

rows selected.

SQL>
SQL> select dname, decodeloc, 'BOSTON', 'Red Sox fans',
  2                             'CHICAGO', 'White Sox fans',
  3                             'DALLAS', 'Astros fans',
  4                             'NEW YORK', 'Mets fans' ) "Baseball Team"
  5  from dept;
DNAME          Baseball Team
-------------- --------------
ACCOUNTING     Mets fans
RESEARCH       Astros fans
SALES          White Sox fans
OPERATIONS     Red Sox fans

rows selected.

SQL>
SQL> drop table dept;

Table dropped.

SQL> --

   
    
  
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