1 EXISTS(n) 
 Returns TRUE if the nth element in a collection exists; otherwise returns FALSE. 
 2 COUNT 
 Returns the number of elements that a collection currently contains. 
 3 LIMIT 
 Checks the Maximum Size of a Collection. 
 4 FIRST 
 Returns the first (smallest) index numbers in a collection that uses integer subscripts. 
 5 LAST 
 Returns the last (largest) index numbers in a collection that uses integer subscripts. 
 6 PRIOR(n) 
 Returns the index number that precedes index n in a collection. 
 7 NEXT(n) 
 Returns the index number that succeeds index n. 
 8 EXTEND 
 Appends one null element to a collection. 
 9 EXTEND(n) 
 Appends n null elements to a collection. 
 10 EXTEND(n,i) 
 Appends n copies of the ith element to a collection. 
 11 TRIM 
 Removes one element from the end of a collection. 
 12 TRIM(n) 
 Removes n elements from the end of a collection. 
 13 DELETE 
 Removes all elements from a collection, setting COUNT to 0. 
 14 DELETE(n) 
 Removes the nth element from an associative array with a numeric key or a nested table. If the associative array has a string key, the element corresponding to the key value is deleted. If n is null, DELETE(n) does nothing. 
 15 DELETE(m,n) 
 Removes all elements in the range m..n from an associative array or nested table. If m is larger than n or if m or n is null, DELETE(m,n) does nothing.

其他: 
 Oracle 目前不支持多维集合 ,三个都是一维的
                










