%ROWCOUNT

When its cursor or cursor variable is opened, the %ROWCOUNT is zeroed. Before the first fetch, the %ROWCOUNT yields 0. Afterward, it yields the number of rows fetched so far. The number is incremented if the final fetch returned a row. In the next illustration, you can use the %ROWCOUNT to take action if more than ten rows have been fetched:

LOOP

FETCH c1 INTO my_ename, my_deptno;

IF c1%ROWCOUNT > 10 THEN

...

END IF;

...

END LOOP;

When a cursor or cursor variable is not open, referencing it with the %ROWCOUNT raises the

INVALID_CURSOR.