DECLARE Syntax
The DECLARE statement is used to define various items local to a program:
- Local variables. See , "Variables in Stored Programs".
- Conditions and handlers. See , "Condition Handling".
- Cursors. See , "Cursors".
DECLARE is permitted only inside a BEGIN ... END compound statement and must be at its start, before any other statements.
Declarations must follow a certain order. Cursor declarations must appear before handler declarations. Variable and condition declarations must appear before cursor or handler declarations.