Today’s tip focuses on improving the readability of your code. During a peer code review session, Hayden suggested a change to Michelle’s code that greatly simplified it. APEX_STRING.FORMAT eliminates the need for either nested REPLACE statements, multiple series of REPLACE statements, or awkward string concatenations such as constructing APEX URLs. An actionable example that you can apply to your code today!
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APEX Instant Tips #149: APEX Dev Team Magic: APEX Item Plug-in
Anton and Marwa show you a magical query. No matter what type of LOV definition you...
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APEX Instant Tips #148: Protect Ajax Callback processes from hacking
Last week, we made it easy to use Ajax Callback processes. This week, we show how...
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APEX Instant Tips #147: Why are Ajax Callback processes so hard to use?
Ajax callbacks are hard to use: Learn the javascript and be careful about syntax. Marwa and...
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APEX #146: APEX Instant Tips #146: Extending Faceted Search
Hosts Anton and Marwa talk about how to make a page item look and behave like...
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APEX Instant Tips #145: How to know if the data in your Interactive Grid row changed
:APEX$ROW_STATUS is a pseudo column that can be used in PL/SQL, just like any other interactive...
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APEX Instant Tips #144: When to_date
To_date, To_number, and To_timestamp stem from how APEX stores and treats Session State. Anton and Marwa...
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APEX Instant Tips #143: Javascript and css from pl/sql
In this episode, Marwa and Special guest Eglé describe how to add javascript code and CSS...
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APEX Instant Tips #142: LOV additional columns
Michelle sits in for Anton this week as Marwa shows you how to leverage additional columns...
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