35.36 GET_ATTRIBUTE Function

This function returns the value of one of the attribute values (1 through 10) of a named user in the Application Express accounts table. Please note these are only accessible by using the APIs.

Syntax

APEX_UTIL.GET_ATTRIBUTE(
    p_username                IN VARCHAR2,
    p_attribute_number        IN NUMBER)
RETURN VARCHAR2;

Parameters

Table 35-34 GET_ATTRIBUTE Parameters

Parameter	Description
`p_username`	User name in the account.
`p_attribute_number`	Number of attributes in the user record (1 through 10).

Example

The following example shows how to use the GET_ATTTIBUTE function to return the value for the 1st attribute for the user 'FRANK'.

DECLARE
    VAL VARCHAR2(4000);
BEGIN
    VAL := APEX_UTIL.GET_ATTRIBUTE (
        p_username => 'FRANK',
        p_attribute_number => 1);
END;