Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

SHOW_EDITOR built-in
Description
Displays the given editor at the given coordinates and passes a string to the editor, or retrieves an
existing string from the editor. If no coordinates are supplied, the editor is displayed in the default
position specified for the editor at design time.
Syntax
SHOW_EDITOR
(editor_id Editor,
message_in VARCHAR2,
message_out VARCHAR2,
result BOOLKAN);
SHOW_EDITOR
(editor_id Editor,
message_in VARCHAR2,
x NUMBER,
y NUMBER,
message_out VARCHAR2,
result BOOLEAN);
SHOW_EDITOR
(editor_name VARCHAR2,
message_in VARCHAR2,
message_out VARCHAR2,
result BOOLEAN);
SHOW_EDITOR
(editor_name VARCHAR2,
message_in VARCHAR2,
x NUMBER,
y NUMBER,
message_out VARCHAR2,
result BOOLEAN);
Built-in Type unrestricted procedure that returns two OUT parameters (result and message_out)
Enter Query Mode yes
Parameters
editor_id Specifies the unique ID that Form Builder assigns when it creates the
editor. Use the FIND_EDITOR built-in to return the ID to a variable of
the appropriate data type. The data type of the ID is Editor.
editor_name Specifies the name you gave to the editor when you defined it. The data
type of the name is VARCHAR2.
message_i Specifies a required IN parameter of VARCHAR2 data type. The value
passed to this parameter can be NULL. You can also reference a text item
or variable.
x Specifies the x coordinate of the editor. Supply a whole number for this
argument.
y Specifies the y coordinate of the editor. Supply a whole number for this
argument.
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