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SQL> --Using the DECODE() Function
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SQL> --You use DECODE(value, search_value, result, default_value) to compare value with search_value. If the values are equal, DECODE() returns result, otherwise default_value is returned.
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SQL> --DECODE() allows you to perform if-then-else logic in SQL without having to use PL/SQL.
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SQL> SELECT DECODE(1, 1, 2, 3)
2 FROM dual;
DECODE(1,1,2,3)
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2
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