TEXTAREA Function

This function creates text areas.

Syntax

APEX_ITEM.TEXTAREA(
    p_idx         IN    NUMBER,
    p_value       IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_rows        IN    NUMBER DEAULT 40,
    p_cols        IN    NUMBER DEFAULT 4,
    p_attributes  IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_item_id     IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_item_label  IN    VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL)
    RETURN VARCHAR2;

Parameters

Table: TEXTAREA Parameters describes the parameters available in the TEXTAREA function.

TEXTAREA Parameters

Parameter	Description
`p_idx`	Number to identify the item you want to generate. The number will determine which `G_FXX` global is populated. See Also: "APEX_APPLICATION"
`p_value`	Value of the text area item.
`p_rows`	Height of the text area (HTML rows attribute)
`p_cols`	Width of the text area (HTML column attribute).
`p_attributes`	Extra HTML parameters you want to add.
`p_item_id`	HTML attribute ID for the `<textarea>` tag.
`p_item_label`	Invisible label created for the item.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to create a text area based on a SQL query.

SELECT APEX_ITEM.TEXTAREA(3,ename,5,80) a
FROM emp