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MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 12 SQL Statement Syntax :: 12.8 MySQL Compound-Statement Syntax
12.8.1 BEGIN ... END Compound Statement Syntax »
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12.8. MySQL Compound-Statement Syntax

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12.8.1. BEGIN ... END Compound Statement Syntax
12.8.2. DECLARE Syntax
12.8.3. Variables in Stored Programs
12.8.4. Conditions and Handlers
12.8.5. Cursors
12.8.6. Flow Control Constructs
12.8.7. RETURN Syntax

This section describes the syntax for the BEGIN ... END compound statement and other statements that can be used in the body of stored programs: Stored procedures and functions and triggers. These objects are defined in terms of SQL code that is stored on the server for later invocation (see Chapter 18, Stored Programs and Views).