29.20 TEXTAREA Function

This function creates text areas.

Syntax

APEX_ITEM.TEXTAREA(
    p_idx         IN    NUMBER,
    p_value       IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_rows        IN    NUMBER DEFAULT 40,
    p_cols        IN    NUMBER DEFAULT 4,
    p_attributes  IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_item_id     IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_item_label  IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL)
    RETURN VARCHAR2;

Parameters

Table 29-20 TEXTAREA Parameters

Parameter	Description
p_idx	Number to identify the item you want to generate. The number determines which G_FXX global is populated. See Also: "APEX_APPLICATION"
p_value	Value of the text area item.
p_rows	Height of the text area (HTML rows attribute)
p_cols	Width of the text area (HTML column attribute).
p_attributes	Extra HTML parameters you want to add.
p_item_id	HTML attribute ID for the <textarea> tag.
p_item_label	Invisible label created for the item.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to create a text area based on a SQL query.

SELECT APEX_ITEM.TEXTAREA(3,ename,5,80) a
FROM emp