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Oracle Select for Update

In Oracle, the SELECT FOR UPDATE statement is used to lock the records in the cursor result set. The locks are released when the next commit or rollback statement is issued.

Oracle Select for Update Syntax

To retrieve the rows from declared cursor in Oracle, use the following syntax:

Syntax

Parameters:

cursor_name: The name of cursor.

select_statement: To populate the cursor result set.

column_list: The columns in the cursor result set that you wish to update.

NOWAIT: This is optional. The cursor does not wait for resources.

Oracle Select for Update example

The following Oracle example shows how to use the SELECT FOR UPDATE statement:

Example

Note:

In the above example, shows how to use the SELECT FOR UPDATE statement.