RAISE Statement

The RAISE statement explicitly raises a predefined or user-defined exception.

Topics:

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Examples

• Related Topics

Syntax

raise_statement ::=

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Semantics

exception_name

The name of either a predefined exception (see Table 11-2) or a user-defined exception (see "Exception").

The exception_name is optional only in an exception handler, where the default is the current exception (see "Reraising an Exception").

Examples

• Example 10-6, "Creating emp_admin Package"

• Example 11-6, "Scope of Exceptions"

• Example 11-12, "Reraising an Exception"

Related Topics

In this chapter:

• "Exception"

• "Exception Handler"

In other chapters:

• "Predefined Exceptions"

• "User-Defined Exceptions"