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GO_ITEM Built-in

Description

GO_ITEM navigates to an indicated item. GO_ITEM succeeds even if the target item has the Keyboard Navigable property set to No.

Syntax

PROCEDURE GO_ITEM
(item_id Item);

PROCEDURE GO_ITEM
(item_name VARCHAR2);

Built-in Type restricted procedure

Enter Query Mode yes

Parameters

item_id 
 
Specifies the unique ID that Oracle Forms assigns to the item when created. The data type of the ID is Item.
 
item_name 
 
Specifies the string you defined as the name of the item at design time. The data type of the name is VARCHAR2.

GO_ITEM Restrictions

GO_ITEM('emp.ename');

GO_ITEM Examples

/*

** Built-in: GO_ITEM
** Example: Invoke a dialog window by navigating to
** an item which is on the canvas which the window
** displays.
*/
PROCEDURE Open_Preference_Dialog IS
BEGIN
Go_Item('pref_dialog.printer_name');
END;