12.26 COLLECTION_HAS_CHANGED Function

Use this function to determine if a collection has changed since it was created or the collection changed flag was reset.

Syntax

APEX_COLLECTION.COLLECTION_HAS_CHANGED (
    p_collection_name IN VARCHAR2)
RETURN BOOLEAN;

Parameters

Table 12-5 COLLECTION_HAS_CHANGED Function Parameters

Parameter	Description
p_collection_name	The name of the collection. An error is returned if this collection does not exist with the specified name of the current user and in the same session.

Example

The following example shows how to use the COLLECTION_HAS_CHANGED function to determine if the EMPLOYEES collection has changed since it was created or last reset.

Begin
    l_exists := APEX_COLLECTION.COLLECTION_HAS_CHANGED (
       p_collection_name => 'EMPLOYEES');
End;