About Items
Items are the interface objects that display information to operators and allow them to interact with your application.
Each item in a form (text item, image item, radio group, and so on), belongs to a block.
Oracle Forms supports several types of interface items that can be used to build an application's interface.
- bean area
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- An identification of a JavaBean that supplies a control for this item.
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- chart item
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- A bordered rectangle of any size that can display a chart or other display
generated by Graphics. Operators cannot navigate to or manipulate chart items.
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- check box
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- A text label with a graphic state indicator that displays the current value
as either checked or unchecked. Clicking on a check box toggles it to the
opposite state.
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- display item
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- A read-only text box whose value must be fetched or assigned programmatically.
Operators cannot navigate to a display item or edit the text it contains.
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- hierarchical tree item
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- An area which displays grouped data in the form of a standard navigator
with expandable nodes.
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- image item
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- A bordered rectangle of any size that can display images fetched from the
database or read in from the file system.
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- List item
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- A List of choices displayed as either a drop-down List, a List box, or a
combo box.
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- push button
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- A rectangle with a text label or an icon graphic inside.
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- radio group
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- A group of radio buttons, one of which is always selected.
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- text item
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- A single- or multi-line text box that supports a variety of data types,
format masks, and editing capabilities.
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- user area
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- An area that stores and displays a user-defined item.
Related topics
About data and control items
Creating a Data Item
Creating a control item
About blocks on forms