How to call a procedure in a procedure

When you create a procedure, you can declare input/output variables. Take a look at this simple procedure:

CREATE PROCEDURE p1 (x IN NUMBER, y OUT VARCHAR2)
AS 
BEGIN
   DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('x='||x);
   y:=x;
   p2(y);
END;
/

In the same procedure above, I can obtain the value of "x" at runtime simply by referring to it in my code. My call to DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE just references the x variable. Similarly, I assign the value of x to the variable y. Since 'y' is defined as an output variable to the procedure, the calling program can see the changes to this variable.

Calling a procedure in a procedure is as simple as stating the procedure's name and supplying any necessary arguments. In my example above, I call procedure P2 and pass the variable "y" to it.