About Object Names and Labels
When working with menu objects, you should be familiar with three related properties:
- Name (menu property). An internal name, useful
for referring to the menu in code.
- Name (item property). An internal name, useful
for referring to the menu item in code.
- Label (item property). An external label for
the menu item, used only in the GUI.
Default Names and Labels
When you create a new menu (including the main menu, individual menus, and submenus) or a new menu item, Oracle Forms creates defaults for:
- Menu name (such as MENU17). Oracle Forms displays menu names in the Object
Navigator and Property Palette (Name property).
- Item name (such as ITEM8). Oracle Forms displays menu item names in the
Object Navigator and Property Palette (Name property).
- Item label (such as <New_Item>). Oracle Forms displays menu item
labels in the Menu Editor and Property Palette (Label property).
You can use the default names and labels in your PL/SQL code and GUI, or you can change them to suit your needs.
Use the Object Navigator or Property Palette to modify menu and item names. Use the Property Palette or Menu Editor to modify item labels.
Related topics
Changing menu object names
Changing menu object labels
Referencing menu objects in code