[SQL] Mandatory? use of a different Delimiter for a StoredProcedure in MySql

From this Oracle Java tutorial:

In MySQL, statements in a stored procedure are separated by semicolons. However, a different delimiter is required to end the create procedure statement.
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I have been using stored procedures for a while, and I have never needed to use a pipe as delimiter to end the create procedure statement.

Is there something I am missing?

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