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- label delimeters (>)
: 5.2.1. The GOTO Statement
- labels
: 5.2.1. The GOTO Statement
  
  - delimiters for (>)
: 2.1. The PL/SQL Character Set
  
- for loops
: 7.6.1. Loop Labels
  
  
    - and loop scope
: 7.6.2.2. Scope with labels
  
 
- labels for blocks
: 15.3.6. Block Labels
- large objects
: (see LOBs)
- LAST function
   
  - 10.8.2. PL/SQL Table Built-ins
  
- 10.8.2.5. The LAST function
  
- 19.6.5. FIRST, LAST
   
- LAST_DAY function
: 12.1.2. The LAST_DAY function
- LAST_ERROR_POSITION function
: C.14.10. The LAST_ERROR_POSITION function
- LAST_ROW_COUNT function
: C.14.11. The LAST_ROW_COUNT function
- LAST_ROW_ID function
: C.14.12. The LAST_ROW_ID function
- LAST_SQL_FUNCTION_CODE function
: C.14.13. The LAST_SQL_FUNCTION_CODE function
- LEAST function
: 13.3.3. The LEAST function
- LENGTH function
: 11.1.6. The LENGTH function
- LENGTH property
        
  - 21.4.1. Datatype Conversion
  
- 21.4.3.2.  LENGTH property
  
- less than (<=) operator
: 2.1. The PL/SQL Character Set
- lexical units, PL/SQL
: 2.1. The PL/SQL Character Set
- libraries
dropping
: 21.3.3. DROP: Dropping Libraries
- LIMIT function
: 19.6.6. LIMIT
- line breaks
: (see whitespace)
- line number, finding code for
: 23.6.6. Finding the Code for a Line Number
- listener for external procedures
: 21.2.1. Step 1: Set Up the Listener
- literals
        
  - 2.3. Literals
  
- 4.7.4. Use Named Constants to Avoid Hardcoding Values
  
- 16.3.1.2. A package of magic values
  
- strings
: (see strings)
    
- LN function
: 13.1.11. The LN function
- LOBs (large object datatypes)
: 1.4.7.6. Large object support
  
  - functions for
: 13.2. LOB Function Descriptions
 
- LOBs (large objects)
: 4.2.7. LOB Datatypes
 
  - datatypes for
: 4.2.7. LOB Datatypes
  
- DMBS_LOB package for
: C.6. DBMS_LOB (PL/SQL8 Only)
  
- LONG datatypes and
: 4.2.7.5. LOBs and LONGs
   
- local modules
 
  - 1.7.1. Write as Little Code as Possible
  
- 15.7. Local Modules
  
- 22.3. Take Full Advantage of Local Modularization
  
- forward declarations of
: 15.9. Forward Declarations
  
- scope of
: 15.7.5. Scope of Local Modules
     
- local variables
 
  - objects for
: 18.1.2. Some Simple Examples
  
- performance and
: 25.4.3. Rely on Local Variables to Improve Performance
  
- local variables, normalizing
: 4.5.1.2. Normalization of local variables
- LOCAL_TRANSACTION_ID function
: C.15.17. The  LOCAL_TRANSACTION_ID function
- LOCK TABLE statement
: 6.1.5. The LOCK TABLE Statement
- locking records
    
  
- 
6.11. SELECT FOR UPDATE in Cursors
- with DBMS_LOCK
: (see DBMS_LOCK package)
  
  - locking tables
: (see table locks)
 
- LOG function
: 13.1.12. The LOG function
- logical datatype
: (see Boolean datatype)
- logical structure
: 3.1.1. Revealing Logical Structure with Indentation
- LOGIN_DENIED exception
: 8.3.1. Named System Exceptions 
- LONG columns
: 4.2.3.3. The LONG datatype
      
  - and VARCHAR2 handling
: 4.2.3.2. The VARCHAR2 and VARCHAR datatypes
 
- LONG datatype
: 4.2.3.3. The LONG datatype
 
  - LOB datatypes and
: 4.2.7.5. LOBs and LONGs
 
- LONG RAW datatype
: 4.2.3.5. The LONG RAW datatype
 
  - LOB datatypes and
: 4.2.7.5. LOBs and LONGs
 
- loop index
: 7.3. The Numeric FOR Loop
 
  - with loop scope
: 7.6.2.1. Scope in FOR loops
  
- naming
: 7.7.1. Naming Loop Indexes 
  
- nontrivial increments
: 7.3.3. Handling Nontrivial Increments
  
- using REVERSE
: 7.3.1. Rules for Numeric FOR Loops
    
- LOOP keywords
: (see loops)
- loop scope
: 7.6.2.2. Scope with labels
- loops
: 7. Loops
   
  - cursor FOR
  
 
    - 1.6.4. The cursor FOR loop
    
- 7.4. The Cursor FOR Loop
  
  
  - exiting
: 1.7.5. Structured Code and Other Best Practices
  
- filling table rows with
: 10.6.2. Iterative Assignment 
  
- FOR loop
  
   
    - 1.7.1. Write as Little Code as Possible
    
- 1.7.5. Structured Code and Other Best Practices
  
  
  - formatting
: 3.3.2. Formatting Loops
  
- GOTO statements within
: 7.7.2.4. GOTO statements inside a loop
  
- labels for
: 7.6.1. Loop Labels
  
- numeric FOR
: 7.3. The Numeric FOR Loop
  
- REPEAT UNTIL
: 7.2.2. Emulating a REPEAT UNTIL Loop
  
- RETURN statement within
: 7.7.2.3. RETURN statement
  
- scope of
: 7.6.2. Loop Scope
  
- simple
: 7.2. The Simple Loop
  
- terminating with labels
: 7.6.1.2. Loop termination using labels
  
- WHILE
: 7.5. The WHILE Loop
          
- LOWER function
: 11.1.7. The LOWER function
- lowercase
: (see case)
- LPAD function
: 11.1.8. The LPAD function
- LTRIM function
    
  - 11.1.9. The LTRIM function
  
- 25.4.2. Zen and the Art of PL/SQL Tuning
  
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