7.13 LOGIN Procedure

Also referred to as the "Login API," this procedure performs authentication and session registration.

Syntax

APEX_CUSTOM_AUTH.LOGIN(
    p_uname                    IN  VARCHAR2  DEFAULT NULL,
    p_password                 IN  VARCHAR2  DEFAULT NULL,
    p_session_id               IN  VARCHAR2  DEFAULT NULL,
    p_app_page                 IN  VARCHAR2  DEFAULT NULL,
    p_entry_point              IN  VARCHAR2  DEFAULT NULL,
    p_preserve_case            IN  BOOLEAN   DEFAULT FALSE);

Parameter

Table 7-5 LOGIN Parameters

Parameter	Description
`p_uname`	Login name of the user.
`p_password`	Clear text user password.
`p_session_id`	Current Oracle Application Express session ID.
`p_app_page`	Current application ID. After login page separated by a colon (:).
`p_entry_point`	Internal use only.
`p_preserve_case`	If TRUE, do not upper `p_uname` during session registration

Example

The following example performs the user authentication and session registration.

BEGIN
    APEX_CUSTOM_AUTH.LOGIN (
        p_uname       => 'FRANK',
        p_password    => 'secret99',
        p_session_id  => V('APP_SESSION'),
        p_app_page    => :APP_ID||':1');
END;

Note:

Do not use bind variable notations for p_session_id argument.