Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

DELETE_PARAMETER built-in
Description
Deletes the parameter with the given key from the parameter list.
Syntax
PROCEDURE DELETE_PARAMETER
(list VARCHAR2,
key VARCHAR2);
PROCEDURE DELETE_PARAMETER
(name VARCHAR2,
key VARCHAR2);
Built-in Type unrestricted procedure
Enter Query Mode yes
Parameters
list or name Specifies the parameter list, either by list ID or name. The actual parameter
can be either a parameter list ID of type PARAMLIST, or the
VARCHAR2 name of the parameter list.
key The name of the parameter. The data type of the key is VARCHAR2.
DELETE_PARAMETER restrictions
• Deleting the last parameter from a list does not automatically delete the list itself. To delete the
parameter list, issue a call to the DESTROY_PARAMETER_LIST subprogram.
DELETE_PARAMETER examples
/*
** Built-in: DELETE_PARAMETER
** Example: Remove the ’NUMBER_OF_COPIES’ parameter from the
** already existing ’TEMPDATA’ parameter list.
*/
BEGIN
Delete_Parameter(’tempdata’,’number_of_copies’);
END;
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