Oracle PRAGMA SUPPRESSES_WARNING_6009
Version 26ai

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Purpose The SUPPRESSES_WARNING_6009 suppresses the 6009 PL/SQL warning improving the handling when an exception handler does not use RAISE or RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR to raise an active exception.

In some situations, where the application code intentionally calls a handler routine and is not intended to stop processing, the compiler’s default behavior may be too aggressive. This pragma bypassing the 6009 warning.
Documented Yes
First Available 20c
Valid Context PL/SQL Functions, Packages Specifications, Package Bodies, Procedures, Type Specifications, Type Headers
 
SUPPRESSES_WARNING_6009
PL/SQL 06009 Warning Suppression PRAGMA SUPPRESS_WARNING_6009(<pls_identifier>);
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE except_handler AUTHID DEFINER IS
BEGIN
  RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-20000, 'Unexpected error raised');
END except_handler;
/

Procedure created.

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE app_proc AUTHID DEFINER IS
BEGIN
  dbms_output.put_line('In procedure app_proc');
EXCEPTION
  WHEN OTHERS THEN
    except_handler;
END app_proc;
/

SP2-0804: Procedure created with compilation warnings

SQL> sho err
Errors for PROCEDURE P2:

LINE/COL ERROR
-------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
5/8 PLW-06009: procedure "APP_PROC" OTHERS handler does not end in RAISE



CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE except_handler AUTHID DEFINER IS
PRAGMA SUPPRESSES_WARNING_6009(except_handler);
BEGIN
  RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-20000, 'Unexpected error raised');
END except_handler;
/

Procedure created.

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE app_proc AUTHID DEFINER IS
BEGIN
  dbms_output.put_line('In procedure app_proc');
EXCEPTION
  WHEN OTHERS THEN
    except_handler;
END app_proc;
/

Procedure created.

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