Firebird 2.1 Language Reference Update
Firebird 2.1 Language Reference Update
Firebird 2.1 Language Reference Update
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BEGIN ... END blocks may be empty<br />
Changed in: 1.5<br />
DDL statements<br />
Description: BEGIN ... END blocks may be empty in <strong>Firebird</strong> 1.5 and up, allowing you to write stub code without<br />
having to resort to dummy statements.<br />
Example:<br />
create procedure grab_ints (a integer, b integer)<br />
as<br />
begin<br />
end<br />
ALTER PROCEDURE<br />
Available in: DSQL, ESQL<br />
Default argument values<br />
Added in: 2.0<br />
Description: You can now provide default values for stored procedure arguments, allowing the caller to omit<br />
one or more items from the end of the argument list. See CREATE PROCEDURE for syntax and details.<br />
Example:<br />
alter procedure TestProc<br />
(a int, b int default 1007, s varchar(12) = '-')<br />
...<br />
COLLATE in variable and parameter declarations<br />
Changed in: <strong>2.1</strong><br />
Description: <strong>Firebird</strong> <strong>2.1</strong> and up allow COLLATE clauses in declarations of input/output parameters and local<br />
variables. See CREATE PROCEDURE for syntax and details.<br />
Domains supported in parameter and variable declarations<br />
Changed in: <strong>2.1</strong><br />
Description: <strong>Firebird</strong> <strong>2.1</strong> and up support the use of domains instead of SQL datatypes when declaring input/output<br />
parameters and local variables. See CREATE PROCEDURE for syntax and details.<br />
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