18.13 LDAP_DNPREP Function

This function replaces any occurrences of a period character ( . ) with an underscore character ( _ ) in the passed in p_username value and then returns that newly massaged username value.

Syntax

APEX_CUSTOM_AUTH.LDAP_DNPREP (
    p_username IN VARCHAR2 )
    RETURN VARCHAR2;
IS
BEGIN
    RETURN replace(p_username,'.','_');
END ldap_dnprep;

Parameters

Parameter	Description
p_username	Username value of an end user.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to return a username formatted for LDAP authentication.

return apex_custom_auth.ldap_dnprep(p_username =>
      :USERNAME);