Using the Oracle Forms Application Programming Interface (API)
Using the Oracle ® Forms Application Programming Interface (API) An Oracle Technical White Paper EIT-DE-WP-56 January 2000 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TYPOGRAPHICAL CONVENTIONS ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 FORMS API OVERVIEW …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 What is the Forms API?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Benefits of the Forms API ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Assumptions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 EXAMPLE 1: BASIC PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND METHODS …………………………………………………. 5 Example 1 – FormName.c ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Explanation of Example 1…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 BASIC CONCEPTS: OBJECTS, PROPERTIES, CONVENIENCE MACROS ……………………………………. 8 What are Forms Objects?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8 What are
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