The best replacement for cursor is temp table.

The best alternatives to cursor are rated as following:
★★★★★  temp table
★★★★  stickman
★★★★  pointer
★★★  cursor
★★★  while loop
★★  caret
★★  while
★  insertion point
★  table variable
★  ref cursor
★  mouse pointer
★  resultset
★  bulk collect
★  select into
★  loop
★  dynamic sql
★  select
  bulk collect oracle
  explicit cursor
  temporary table
  select into oracle
  set based
  implicit cursor
  stick figure

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Speaking about cursor, one probably shouldn't forget about hold.

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★ loop
★ parameters in pl sql
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