18.1 APPLICATION_PAGE_ITEM_EXISTS Function

This function checks for the existence of a page-level item within the current page of an application. This function requires the parameter p_item_name. This function returns a Boolean value (TRUE or FALSE).

Syntax

APEX_CUSTOM_AUTH.APPLICATION_PAGE_ITEM_EXISTS (
    p_item_name   IN    VARCHAR2 )
RETURN BOOLEAN;

Parameters

Parameter	Description
p_item_name	The name of the page-level item.

Example

The following example checks for the existence of a page-level item, ITEM_NAME, within the current page of the application.

DECLARE
    L_VAL BOOLEAN;
BEGIN
   L_VAL := APEX_CUSTOM_AUTH.APPLICATION_PAGE_ITEM_EXISTS(:ITEM_NAME);
    IF L_VAL THEN
        htp.p('Item Exists');
    ELSE
        htp.p('Does not Exist');
    END IF;
END;