pl/sql Constant

A constant holds a value that once declared, does not change in the program. A constant declaration specifies its name, data type, and value, and allocates storage for it. The declaration can also impose the NOT NULL constraint.

Declaring a Constant

A constant is declared using the CONSTANT keyword. It requires an initial value and does not allow that value to be changed. For example:

PI CONSTANT NUMBER := 3.141592654;

DECLARE
   -- constant declaration
   pi constant number := 3.141592654;
   -- other declarations
   radius number(5,2); 
   dia number(5,2); 
   circumference number(7, 2);
   area number (10, 2);
BEGIN 
   -- processing
   radius := 9.5; 
   dia := radius * 2; 
   circumference := 2.0 * pi * radius;
   area := pi * radius * radius;
   -- output
   dbms_output.put_line('Radius: ' || radius);
   dbms_output.put_line('Diameter: ' || dia);
   dbms_output.put_line('Circumference: ' || circumference);
   dbms_output.put_line('Area: ' || area);
END;
/

When the above code is executed at SQL prompt, it produces the following result:
Radius: 9.5 Diameter: 19 Circumference: 59.69 Area: 283.53 Pl/SQL procedure successfully completed.