Why do we prefix SQL to the attribute of implicit cursor?

Cursor has four attributes like

• %rowcount
• %found
• %notfound
• %open

Why do we prefix SQL to the attribute of implicit cursor? eg:

 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQL%ROWCOUNT || 'row(s) delete开发者_如何学编程d');

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• Because it's required: if you don't, you'll get a syntax error.
• Because that's what the name of the implicit cursor is.
• SQL stands for Structured Query Language, which is the language used to specify a query (or DML) run by a cursor.
• Because it's only 3 letters to type, as opposed to THE_IMPLICIT_CURSOR_FOR_THE_LAST_SQL_STATEMENT_EXECUTED%ROWCOUNT
• Because Oracle says so, and that's final :)