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+ # G-4387: Never use a FOR LOOP for a query that should return not more than one row.
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+ !!! bug "Blocker"
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+ Reliability, Efficiency, Readability
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+
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+ !!! missing "Unsupported in db\* CODECOP Validators"
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+ Without access to the Oracle Data Dictionary, we cannot determine the number of rows to be processed.
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+
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+ ## Reason
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+ A ` for loop ` can hide a ` too_many_rows ` exception. The more complex a query is, the higher is the risk that more than one row will be processed.
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+ This affects performance and can lead to a wrong result.
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+
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+ A ` for loop ` can also hide a ` no_data_found ` exception and the reader cannot determine whether this is intentional or not.
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+
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+ ## Example (bad)
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+
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+ ``` sql
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+ create or replace package body employee_api is
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+ function emp_name(in_empno in integer ) return varchar2 is -- NOSONAR: non-deterministic
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+ l_ename emp .ename %type;
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+ begin
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+ << fetch_name>>
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+ for r in (
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+ select ename
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+ from emp
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+ where empno = in_empno
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+ )
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+ loop
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+ l_ename := r .ename ;
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+ end loop fetch_name;
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+ return l_ename;
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+ end emp_name;
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+ end employee_api;
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+ /
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Example (good)
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+ ``` sql
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+ create or replace package body employee_api is
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+ function emp_name(in_empno in integer ) return varchar2 is -- NOSONAR: non-deterministic
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+ l_ename emp .ename %type;
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+ begin
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+ select ename
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+ into l_ename
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+ from emp
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+ where empno >= in_empno;
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+ return l_ename;
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+ exception
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+ when no_data_found then
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+ return null ;
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+ when too_many_rows then
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+ raise;
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+ end emp_name;
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+ end employee_api;
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+ /
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+ ```
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