Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

VBX.FIRE_EVENT built-in
Description
Raises an event for the VBX control.
Syntax
VBX.FIRE_EVENT
(item_id ITEM,
event_name VARCHAR2,
paramlist_id PARAMLIST);
VBX.FIRE_EVENT
(item_id ITEM,
event_name VARCHAR2,
paramlist_name VARCHAR2);
VBX.FIRE_EVENT
(item_name VARCHAR2,
event_name VARCHAR2,
paramlist_id PARAMLIST);
VBX.FIRE_EVENT
(item_name VARCHAR2,
event_name VARCHAR2,
paramlist_name VARCHAR2);
Built-in Type unrestricted procedure
Enter Query Mode yes
Parameters
item_id Specifies the unique ID that Form Builder assigns to the item when created.
Use the FIND_ITEM built-in to return the ID to an appropriately typed
variable. The data type of the ID is ITEM.
item_name Specifies the name of the object created at design time. The data type of
the name is VARCHAR2 string.
event_name Specifies the name of a VBX event sent to the VBX control. The data type
of the name is VARCHAR2 string.
paramlist_id Specifies the unique ID Form Builder assigns when a parameter list is
created. The data type of the ID is PARAMLIST.
paramlist_name The name you give the parameter list object when it is defined. The data
type of the name is VARCHAR2 string.
VBX.FIRE_EVENT restrictions
Valid only on Microsoft Windows.
VBX.FIRE_EVENT examples
/*
** Built-in: VBX.FIRE_EVENT
** Example: The VBX.FIRE_EVENT built-in triggers a SpinDown
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