HIDDEN Function

This function dynamically generates hidden form items.

Syntax

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

Parameters

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

HIDDEN 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 hidden input form item
`p_attributes`	Extra HTML parameters you want to add
`p_item_id`	HTML attribute ID for the `<input>` tag
`p_item_label`	Label of the text field item

Example

Typically, the primary key of a table is stored as a hidden column and used for subsequent update processing, for example:

SELECT
  empno, 
  APEX_ITEM.HIDDEN(1,empno)||
  APEX_ITEM.TEXT(2,ename) ename,
  APEX_ITEM.TEXT(3,job) job, 
  mgr, 
  APEX_ITEM.DATE_POPUP(4,rownum,hiredate,'dd-mon-yyyy') hiredate,
  APEX_ITEM.TEXT(5,sal) sal, 
  APEX_ITEM.TEXT(6,comm) comm, 
  deptno
FROM emp
ORDER BY 1

The previous query could use the following page process to process the results:

BEGIN 
  FOR i IN 1..APEX_APPLICATION.G_F01.COUNT LOOP
    UPDATE emp
    SET
      ename=APEX_APPLICATION.G_F02(i),
      job=APEX_APPLICATION.G_F03(i),
      hiredate=to_date(APEX_APPLICATION.G_F04(i),'dd-mon-yyyy'),
      sal=APEX_APPLICATION.G_F05(i),
      comm=APEX_APPLICATION.G_F06(i)
    WHERE empno=to_number(APEX_APPLICATION.G_F01(i));
  END LOOP;
END;

Note that the G_F01 column (which corresponds to the hidden EMPNO) is used as the key to update each row.