SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE BookList AS VARRAY(10) OF NUMBER(4);
2 /
Type created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE class_material (
2 department CHAR(3),
3 course NUMBER(3),
4 required_reading BookList
5 );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
2 v_CSBooks BookList := BookList(1000, 1001, 1002);
3 v_HistoryBooks BookList := BookList(2001);
4 BEGIN
5 INSERT INTO class_material
6 VALUES ('MUS', 100, BookList(3001, 3002));
7
8 INSERT INTO class_material VALUES ('CS', 102, v_CSBooks);
9
10 INSERT INTO class_material VALUES ('HIS', 101, v_HistoryBooks);
11 END;
12 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select * from class_material;
DEP COURSE
--- ----------
REQUIRED_READING
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MUS 100
BOOKLIST(3001, 3002)
CS 102
BOOKLIST(1000, 1001, 1002)
HIS 101
BOOKLIST(2001)
SQL>
SQL> drop table class_material;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>