How to check if a stored procedure exist?

Question

I have searched the net and I\'ve found a post that uses the following snippet to check if a stored procedure exists:

select * 
  from USER_SOURCE 
 where ty         


        

Answer 1

Alternatives:

USER_PROCEDURES:

SELECT *
  FROM USER_PROCEDURES
 WHERE object_name = 'MY_STORED_PROCEDURE'

USER_OBJECTS:

SELECT *
  FROM USER_OBJECTS
 WHERE object_type = 'PROCEDURE'
   AND object_name = 'MY_STORED_PROCEDURE'