使用Instr()与decode()进行多条件组合查询

    系统中遇到了要处理多条件组合查询的情况，好比说有4个独立的条件，那么组合出的查询条件便有24种，不可能写24条Sql语句再分别指定给24种组合情况吧，条件数再多点呢，人都会搞疯的。。。。于是我求助于高手，获得了使用instr()和decode()函数的实现方法。

    下面先说明一下instr()的功能和语法：(函数的语法是从http://www.techonthenet.com/oracle/functions/index.htm处得到的，相当清晰明了：)

In Oracle/PLSQL, the instr function returns the location of a substring in a string.

The syntax for the instr function is:

instr (string1, string2, [start_position], [nth_appearance])

string1 is the string to search.

string2 is the substring to search for in string1.

start_position is the position in string1 where the search will start.  This argument is optional.  If omitted, it defaults to 1.  The first position in the string is 1.  If the start_position is negative, the function counts back start_position number of characters from the end of string1 and then searches towards the beginning of string1.

nth_appearance is the nth appearance of string2.  This is optional.  If omiited, it defaults to 1.

再说明一下decode()的功能和语法：

In Oracle/PLSQL, the decode function has the functionality of an IF-THEN-ELSE statement.

The syntax for the decode function is:

decode ( expression , search , result [, search , result]... [, default] )