23.11 IS_SUPPORTED Function

This function returns TRUE if DBMS_DEVELOPER is supported on this instance.

Syntax

FUNCTION apex_db_dictionary.is_supported
    RETURN BOOLEAN;

Returns

This function returns TRUE if DBMS_DEVELOPER is available on this instance; otherwise FALSE.

Example

This example calls IS_SUPPORTED. Use the results of this call to determine whether features that depend on DBMS_DEVELOPER should be enabled in subsequent code.

declare
    l_supported boolean; 
begin
    l_supported := apex_db_dictionary.is_supported; 
end;