Dynamic SQL in Oracle allows you to build and execute SQL statements at runtime.
This approach is useful when you need to execute SQL queries whose structure isn't known until runtime.
There are several ways to implement dynamic SQL in Oracle:
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE is used to execute dynamically built SQL statements at runtime.
Bind variables are placeholders in SQL queries that are replaced with actual values at runtime.
REF CURSOR is a pointer to a result set.
DBMS_SQL package provides a more advanced and flexible way to handle dynamic SQL.
Other key aspects are dynamic DDL, error handling in dynamic SQL, plan caching, and SQL injection prevention.
Dynamic SQL in Oracle provides the flexibility to construct and execute SQL queries dynamically at runtime.
The key concepts of dynamic SQL — such as EXECUTE IMMEDIATE, bind variables, REF CURSOR, and DBMS_SQL — are essential tools for managing dynamic queries and improving performance, flexibility, and security.