What is the difference between binary_integer and plsql_integer

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Kamal Mohapatra

  • Jul 23rd, 2007
 

You must be speaking about PLS_INTEGER.  PLS_INTEGER, uses machine-arithmetic unlike BINARY_INTEGER which uses library arithmetic. As such PLS_INTEGER is somewhat faster than BINARY_INTEGER. Also BINARY_INTEGER has subtypes. I don't think PLS_INTEGER has subtypes

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