Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

IMAGE_FORMAT Returns the format of the specified image item.
INSERT_ALLOWED Returns the VARCHAR2 string TRUE if the
INSERT_ALLOWED property is set to true at the item level. Returns the
string FALSE if the property is set to false.
ITEM_CANVAS Returns the name of the canvas to which the item is
assigned.
ITEM_IS_VALID Returns the VARCHAR2 string TRUE if the current
item is valid, and the VARCHAR2 string FALSE if the current item is not
valid.
ITEM_NAME Returns the name of the item.
ITEM_TAB_PAGE Returns the name of the tab page to which the item is
assigned. Note that the item must be assigned to a tab canvas in order for
Form Builder to return the name of the item’s tab page.
ITEM_TYPE Returns the type of the item. Returns BUTTON if the item
is a button, CHART ITEM if the item is a chart item, CHECKBOX if the
item is a check box, DISPLAY ITEM if the item is a display item, IMAGE
if the item is an image item, LIST if the item is a list item, OLE OBJECT if
the item is an OCX control or an OLE container, RADIO GROUP if the
item is a radio group, TEXT ITEM if the item is a text item, USER AREA
if the item is a user area, and VBX CONTROL if the item is a custom item
that is a VBX control.
JUSTIFICATION Returns the text alignment for text items and display
items only. Valid return values are START, END, LEFT, CENTER,
RIGHT.
KEEP_POSITION Returns the VARCHAR2 string TRUE if the cursor is
to re-enter at the identical location it was in when it left the item, and the
VARCHAR2 string FALSE if the cursor is to re-enter the item at its default
position.
LABEL Returns the VARCHAR2 value defined for the item’s Label
property. This property is valid only for items that have labels, such as
buttons and check boxes.
LIST Returns the VARCHAR2 string TRUE if the item is a text item to
which a list of values (LOV) is attached; otherwise returns the VARCHAR2
string FALSE.
LOCK_RECORD_ON_CHANGE Returns the VARCHAR2 string
TRUE if Form Builder should attempt to lock a row based on a potential
change to this item, and returns the VARCHAR2 string FALSE if no lock
should be attempted.
LOV_NAME Returns the VARCHAR2 name of the LOV associated with
the given item. If the LOV name does not exist, you will get an error
message.
LOV_X_POS Returns the x coordinate of the LOV associated with the text
item. (Corresponds to the List X Position property.)
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