23.4 DISPLAY_AND_SAVE Function

Use this function to display an item as text, but save its value to session state.

Syntax

APEX_ITEM.DISPLAY_AND_SAVE(
    p_idx         IN    NUMBER,
    p_value       IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_item_id     IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_item_label  IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL)
    RETURN VARCHAR2;

Parameters

Table 23-4 DISPLAY_AND_SAVE Parameters

Parameter	Description
p_idx	Number that determines which APEX_APPLICATION global variable is used.Valid range of values is 1 to 50. For example, 1 creates F01 and 2 creates F02
p_value	Current value
p_item_id	HTML attribute ID for the <span> tag
p_item_label	Invisible label created for the item

Example

The following example demonstrates how to use the APEX_ITEM.DISPLAY_AND_SAVE function.

SELECT APEX_ITEM.DISPLAY_AND_SAVE(10,empno) c FROM emp