1 Changes in Release 21.2 for Oracle APEX API Reference

All content in Oracle APEX API Reference has been updated to reflect release 21.2 functionality.

New Features and Updates

The following topics have been added or updated for this release:

  • APEX_ACL (Updates)

    • IS_ROLE_REMOVED_FROM_USER Function (New)

    See IS_ROLE_REMOVED_FROM_USER Function.

  • APEX_APPLICATION (Updates)

    • Working with G_Fnn Arrays (Legacy) (New) - replaces previous topics Referencing Arrays, Referencing Values Within an On Submit Process, and Converting an Array to a Single Value.

  • APEX_AUTHENTICATION (Updates)

    • SAML_METADATA Procedure (New)

    See SAML_METADATA Procedure.

  • APEX_CREDENTIAL (Updates)

    • CREATE_CREDENTIAL Procedure (New)
    • DROP_CREDENTIAL Procedure (New)

    See APEX_CREDENTIAL.

  • APEX_DATA_INSTALL (New)

    • LOAD_SUPPORTING_OBJECT_DATA Procedure (New)

    See APEX_DATA_INSTALL.

  • APEX_DATA_LOADING (Updates)

    • GET_FILE_PROFILE Function (New)

    See GET_FILE_PROFILE Function.

  • APEX_DEBUG (Updates)

    • GET_LAST_MESSAGE_ID Function (New)
    • GET_PAGE_VIEW_ID Function (New)

    See APEX_DEBUG.

  • APEX_EXPORT (Updates)

    • UNZIP Function (New)
    • ZIP Function (New)

    See APEX_EXPORT.

  • APEX_UTIL (Updates)

    • FEEDBACK_ENABLED Function (New)

    See FEEDBACK_ENABLED Function.

  • APEX_WEB_SERVICE (Updates)

    • About Web Credentials and APEX_WEB_SERVICE (New)
    • Setting Cookies and HTTP Headers (Updated)

    See APEX_WEB_SERVICE.

Deprecated and Desupported Features

  • APEX_APPLICATION - the following topics are removed:

    • Referencing Arrays
    • Referencing Values Within an On Submit Process
    • Converting an Array to a Single Value

    See Working with G_Fnn Arrays (Legacy).

  • APEX_APPLICATION_INSTALL

    • Import Data Types - c_file_type_websheet removed.

See Deprecated Features and Desupported Features in Oracle APEX Release Notes .