Oracle/PLSQL: User function

In Oracle/PLSQL, the user function returns the user_id from the current Oracle session.

The syntax for the user function is:

user

Applies To:

• Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g

For example:

select user
into parm_user_ID
from dual;

The variable called parm_user_ID will now contain the Oracle user ID from the current Oracle session.