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Avoid Multiple Exit Points in a Function

Avoid Multiple Exit Points in a Function

If you have a database function that has multiple return statements, try to minimize the exit points. I will explain with the following example:

 create or replace function getStatus(p_status_code in varchar2)	return varchar2 is begin		if  	p_status_code =

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