From Oracle Press‎-‎-in‎-depth coverage of the very latest SQL features and tools optimized for Oracle Database 12c Oracle Database 12c SQL explains how to write powerful SQL statements and PL/SQL programs using Oracle Database 12c‎.‎ This Oracle Press guide shows you how to retrieve and modify database information‎,‎ use SQL Plus and SQL Developer‎,‎ work with database objects‎,‎ write PL/SQL programs‎,‎ and much more‎.‎ In‎-depth coverage of the latest SQL features and tools‎,‎ performance optimization techniques‎,‎ advanced queries‎,‎ Java support‎,‎ and XML is included‎.‎ Carefully revised to cover SQL Plus‎,‎ SQL Developer‎,‎ and more Reveals best practices for writing PL/SQL scripts Code and examples available online Teaches the most efficient and effective ways to write Java programs to access an Oracle database using JDBC