The document discusses various techniques for improving PL/SQL code quality, including removing unused or unnecessary code, improving exception handling, using better code control structures, addressing general programming issues, and enhancing performance. It provides examples of refactoring a function to remove unnecessary code and complexity. The document also discusses PL/SQL considerations when using it with APEX.
12. Unused or unnecessary code
FUNCTION next_store_seq
RETURN NUMBER
IS
next_id NUMBER;
BEGIN
SELECT TRUNC (DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE (1000, 9999))
* bit_shift + cbo_datastore_seq.NEXTVAL
INTO next_id
FROM DUAL;
RETURN next_id;
END next_store_seq;
FUNCTION next_store_seq
RETURN NUMBER
IS
BEGIN
RETURN TRUNC (DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE (1000, 9999))
* bit_shift + cbo_datastore_seq.NEXTVAL;
END next_store_seq;