Example 7-10 Using the RETURNING INTO Clause

This example shows how to retrieve the old and new values after an update operation. These values can be used for further processing.

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE ret_into_ex_proc(
    "firstEmpID" NUMBER,
    "lastEmpID" NUMBER
)
AS MLE LANGUAGE JAVASCRIPT
{{
if (firstEmpID === null || lastEmpID === null){
    throw new Error(
        `must provide deptName and sal to ret_into_ex_proc()`
    );
}

const result = session.execute(
    `UPDATE
        hr.employees
    SET
        last_name = upper(last_name)
    WHERE
        employee_id between :firstEmpID and :lastEmpID
    RETURNING
        old last_name
        new last_name
    INTO
        :oldLastName,
        :newLastName`,
    {
        firstEmpID: {
            dir: oracledb.BIND_IN,
            val: firstEmpID,
            type: oracledb.NUMBER
        },
        lastEmpID: {
            dir: oracledb.BIND_IN,
            val: lastEmpID,
            type: oracledb.NUMBER
        },
        oldLastName: {
            type: oracledb.STRING,
            dir: oracledb.BIND_OUT
        },
        newLastName: {
            type: oracledb.STRING,
            dir: oracledb.BIND_OUT
        }
    }
);

if (result.rowsAffected > 1){
    console.log(
        `update() completed successfully:
        - old values: ${JSON.stringify(result.outBinds.oldLastName)}
        - new values: ${JSON.stringify(result.outBinds.newLastName)}`
    );
} else {
    throw new Error(
        `found no row to update in range ${firstEmpID} to ${lastEmpID}`
    );
}
}};
/