Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

GET_PARAMETER_ATTR built-in
Description
Returns the current value and type of an indicated parameter in an indicated parameter list.
Syntax
FUNCTION GET_PARAMETER_ATTR
(list VARCHAR2,
key VARCHAR2,
paramtype NUMBER,
value VARCHAR2);
FUNCTION GET_PARAMETER_ATTR
(name VARCHAR2,
key VARCHAR2,
paramtype NUMBER,
value VARCHAR2);
Built-in Type unrestricted procedure that returns two OUT parameters
Enter Query Mode yes
Parameters
list or name Specifies the parameter list to which the parameter is assigned. The actual
parameter can be either a parameter list ID of type PARAMLIST, or the
VARCHAR2 name of the parameter list.
key The VARCHAR2 name of the parameter.
paramtype An OUT parameter of type NUMBER. The actual parameter you supply
must be a variable of type NUMBER, and cannot be an expression.
Executing the parameter sets the value of the variable to one of the
following numeric constants:
210
DATA_PARAMETER Indicates that the parameter’s value is the name of
a record group.
TEXT_PARAMETER Indicates that the parameter’s value is an actual
data value.
value An OUT parameter of type VARCHAR2. If the parameter is a data type
parameter, the value is the name of a record group. If the parameter is a
text parameter, the value is an actual text parameter.
For an overview of using OUT parameters with PL/SQL procedures, refer to the PL/SQL 2.0 User’s
Guide and Reference.