Term: VALUES

Definition:
VALUES

In Oracle PL/SQL, the VALUES keyword appears in the conventional INSERT statement. It is a mandatory keyword in INSERT statement.

Example Syntax:

INSERT INTO TABLE[Column spec]

VALUES

[Columns values]

Example Usage:

The below INSERT statement inserts a row into EMP table

INSERT INTO EMP (EMPID, ENAME, DEPTNO, SAL, JOB_ID)

VALUES

(SEQ_EMPID.NEXTVAL, 'MILLER',10,4500,'DEV')

/



1 row inserted.

The VALUES keyword can also be used without specifying the columns, as shown in this example:

INSERT INTO EMP VALUES

(SEQ_EMPID.NEXTVAL, 'MILLER',10,4500,'DEV')

/



1 row inserted.

To use the VALUES keyword in this manner the number of values to be inserted must exactly match the number of columns in the table.

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