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SQL> -- You could use the case statement in an SQL statement as follows:
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SQL> select table_name,
2 CASE owner
3 WHEN 'SYS' THEN 'The owner is SYS'
4 WHEN 'SYSTEM' THEN 'The owner is SYSTEM'
5 ELSE 'The owner is another value' END
6 from all_tables
7 where rownum<200;
TABLE_NAME CASEOWNERWHEN'SYS'THEN'THE
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CON$ The owner is SYS
RULESET$ The owner is SYS
INDPART_PARAM$ The owner is SYS
OL$ The owner is another value
OL$HINTS The owner is another value
OL$NODES The owner is another value
SQL$ The owner is SYS
SQL$TEXT The owner is SYS
SQLPROF$ The owner is SYS
SQLPROF$DESC The owner is SYS
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