some_proc(sysdate, sysdate); - sysdate NON sarà sempre lo stesso se utilizzato in un'istruzione PL/SQL
select some_func(sysdate, sysdate) from dual; - sysdate sarà sempre lo stesso se utilizzato in un'istruzione SQL (anche se tale istruzione SQL sta chiamando PL/SQL)
Dalla Coerenza di lettura a livello di dichiarazione sezione della Guida ai concetti:"Oracle applica sempre la coerenza di lettura a livello di istruzione. Ciò garantisce che tutti i dati restituiti da una singola query provengano da un unico momento, l'ora in cui è iniziata la query".
Quel tipo di pagina implica che lo stesso non vale per una pura funzione PL/SQL.
Possiamo dimostrarlo creando una funzione (contesto SQL) e una procedura (contesto PL/SQL) di grandi dimensioni che accettano molti parametri di timestamp, quindi confrontare i parametri di input per eventuali differenze. Ho usato timestamp invece delle date perché dovrebbero funzionare allo stesso modo per quanto riguarda la coerenza, ma timestamp(9) ha un miliardo di volte più probabilità di cambiare rispetto a una data. (Approssimativamente, ci sono probabilmente molti dettagli di arrotondamento e orologio interno di cui non sono a conoscenza che rendono tutto più complicato.)
--First, use functions like these to create long strings of variables.
--PL/SQL can go to 64K parameters, but luckily differences appear much sooner.
--Parameters for function and procedure
select listagg('a'||level||' timestamp', ',') within group(order by level)
from dual connect by level <= 100 order by level;
--Columns for least/greatest
select listagg('a'||level, ',') within group(order by level)
from dual connect by level <= 100;
--Systimestamps for select/exec
select listagg('systimestamp',',') within group(order by 1)
from dual connect by level <= 100;
--FUNCTION - SQL context
create or replace function function_test(
a1 timestamp,a2 timestamp,a3 timestamp,a4 timestamp,a5 timestamp,a6 timestamp,a7 timestamp,a8 timestamp,a9 timestamp,a10 timestamp,a11 timestamp,a12 timestamp,a13 timestamp,a14 timestamp,a15 timestamp,a16 timestamp,a17 timestamp,a18 timestamp,a19 timestamp,a20 timestamp,a21 timestamp,a22 timestamp,a23 timestamp,a24 timestamp,a25 timestamp,a26 timestamp,a27 timestamp,a28 timestamp,a29 timestamp,a30 timestamp,a31 timestamp,a32 timestamp,a33 timestamp,a34 timestamp,a35 timestamp,a36 timestamp,a37 timestamp,a38 timestamp,a39 timestamp,a40 timestamp,a41 timestamp,a42 timestamp,a43 timestamp,a44 timestamp,a45 timestamp,a46 timestamp,a47 timestamp,a48 timestamp,a49 timestamp,a50 timestamp,a51 timestamp,a52 timestamp,a53 timestamp,a54 timestamp,a55 timestamp,a56 timestamp,a57 timestamp,a58 timestamp,a59 timestamp,a60 timestamp,a61 timestamp,a62 timestamp,a63 timestamp,a64 timestamp,a65 timestamp,a66 timestamp,a67 timestamp,a68 timestamp,a69 timestamp,a70 timestamp,a71 timestamp,a72 timestamp,a73 timestamp,a74 timestamp,a75 timestamp,a76 timestamp,a77 timestamp,a78 timestamp,a79 timestamp,a80 timestamp,a81 timestamp,a82 timestamp,a83 timestamp,a84 timestamp,a85 timestamp,a86 timestamp,a87 timestamp,a88 timestamp,a89 timestamp,a90 timestamp,a91 timestamp,a92 timestamp,a93 timestamp,a94 timestamp,a95 timestamp,a96 timestamp,a97 timestamp,a98 timestamp,a99 timestamp,a100 timestamp
) return varchar2 is
v_min timestamp(9);
v_max timestamp(9);
begin
v_min := least(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,a9,a10,a11,a12,a13,a14,a15,a16,a17,a18,a19,a20,a21,a22,a23,a24,a25,a26,a27,a28,a29,a30,a31,a32,a33,a34,a35,a36,a37,a38,a39,a40,a41,a42,a43,a44,a45,a46,a47,a48,a49,a50,a51,a52,a53,a54,a55,a56,a57,a58,a59,a60,a61,a62,a63,a64,a65,a66,a67,a68,a69,a70,a71,a72,a73,a74,a75,a76,a77,a78,a79,a80,a81,a82,a83,a84,a85,a86,a87,a88,a89,a90,a91,a92,a93,a94,a95,a96,a97,a98,a99,a100
);
v_max := greatest(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,a9,a10,a11,a12,a13,a14,a15,a16,a17,a18,a19,a20,a21,a22,a23,a24,a25,a26,a27,a28,a29,a30,a31,a32,a33,a34,a35,a36,a37,a38,a39,a40,a41,a42,a43,a44,a45,a46,a47,a48,a49,a50,a51,a52,a53,a54,a55,a56,a57,a58,a59,a60,a61,a62,a63,a64,a65,a66,a67,a68,a69,a70,a71,a72,a73,a74,a75,a76,a77,a78,a79,a80,a81,a82,a83,a84,a85,a86,a87,a88,a89,a90,a91,a92,a93,a94,a95,a96,a97,a98,a99,a100
);
if v_min <> v_max then
return 'different';
else
return 'the same';
end if;
end;
/
--No matter how many times you run this, you'll always get "the same".
select function_test(systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp)
from dual;
--PROCEDURE - PL/SQL context
set serveroutput on;
create or replace procedure procedure_test(
a1 timestamp,a2 timestamp,a3 timestamp,a4 timestamp,a5 timestamp,a6 timestamp,a7 timestamp,a8 timestamp,a9 timestamp,a10 timestamp,a11 timestamp,a12 timestamp,a13 timestamp,a14 timestamp,a15 timestamp,a16 timestamp,a17 timestamp,a18 timestamp,a19 timestamp,a20 timestamp,a21 timestamp,a22 timestamp,a23 timestamp,a24 timestamp,a25 timestamp,a26 timestamp,a27 timestamp,a28 timestamp,a29 timestamp,a30 timestamp,a31 timestamp,a32 timestamp,a33 timestamp,a34 timestamp,a35 timestamp,a36 timestamp,a37 timestamp,a38 timestamp,a39 timestamp,a40 timestamp,a41 timestamp,a42 timestamp,a43 timestamp,a44 timestamp,a45 timestamp,a46 timestamp,a47 timestamp,a48 timestamp,a49 timestamp,a50 timestamp,a51 timestamp,a52 timestamp,a53 timestamp,a54 timestamp,a55 timestamp,a56 timestamp,a57 timestamp,a58 timestamp,a59 timestamp,a60 timestamp,a61 timestamp,a62 timestamp,a63 timestamp,a64 timestamp,a65 timestamp,a66 timestamp,a67 timestamp,a68 timestamp,a69 timestamp,a70 timestamp,a71 timestamp,a72 timestamp,a73 timestamp,a74 timestamp,a75 timestamp,a76 timestamp,a77 timestamp,a78 timestamp,a79 timestamp,a80 timestamp,a81 timestamp,a82 timestamp,a83 timestamp,a84 timestamp,a85 timestamp,a86 timestamp,a87 timestamp,a88 timestamp,a89 timestamp,a90 timestamp,a91 timestamp,a92 timestamp,a93 timestamp,a94 timestamp,a95 timestamp,a96 timestamp,a97 timestamp,a98 timestamp,a99 timestamp,a100 timestamp
) is
v_min timestamp(9);
v_max timestamp(9);
begin
v_min := least(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,a9,a10,a11,a12,a13,a14,a15,a16,a17,a18,a19,a20,a21,a22,a23,a24,a25,a26,a27,a28,a29,a30,a31,a32,a33,a34,a35,a36,a37,a38,a39,a40,a41,a42,a43,a44,a45,a46,a47,a48,a49,a50,a51,a52,a53,a54,a55,a56,a57,a58,a59,a60,a61,a62,a63,a64,a65,a66,a67,a68,a69,a70,a71,a72,a73,a74,a75,a76,a77,a78,a79,a80,a81,a82,a83,a84,a85,a86,a87,a88,a89,a90,a91,a92,a93,a94,a95,a96,a97,a98,a99,a100
);
v_max := greatest(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,a9,a10,a11,a12,a13,a14,a15,a16,a17,a18,a19,a20,a21,a22,a23,a24,a25,a26,a27,a28,a29,a30,a31,a32,a33,a34,a35,a36,a37,a38,a39,a40,a41,a42,a43,a44,a45,a46,a47,a48,a49,a50,a51,a52,a53,a54,a55,a56,a57,a58,a59,a60,a61,a62,a63,a64,a65,a66,a67,a68,a69,a70,a71,a72,a73,a74,a75,a76,a77,a78,a79,a80,a81,a82,a83,a84,a85,a86,a87,a88,a89,a90,a91,a92,a93,a94,a95,a96,a97,a98,a99,a100
);
if v_min <> v_max then
dbms_output.put_line('different');
else
dbms_output.put_line('the same');
end if;
end;
/
--I see "different" about 50% of the time.
--The ratio of differences decreases as you decrease the number of parameters.
exec procedure_test(systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp,systimestamp);
