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OWA_TEXT

The OWA_TEXT package is chiefly used by OWA_PATTERN, but the functions are externalized so that you can use them directly if desired.

Datatypes

vc_array
A PL/SQL table of 32K VARCHAR2 strings, indexed by BINARY INTEGER. This is a component of owa_text.multi_line.

multi_line
A record with the following three fields:

int_array
A PL/SQL table of INTEGER indexed by BINARY INTEGER. This is a component of owa_text.row_list.

row_list
A record with the following fields:

Procedures and Functions

owa_text.stream2multi

Syntax
owa_text.stream2multistream, mline)

Purpose
Converts a long string to a multi_line.

Parameters
srtream in varchar2
mline out multi_line

Generates
multi_line

owa_text.add2multi

Syntax
owa_text.add2multi(stream, mline, continue)

Purpose
Adds more content to a multi_line. The continue parameter specifies whether to begin appending within the previous final chunk (assuming it is less than 32K) or to start a new chunk.

Parameters
stream in varchar2
mline out multi_line
continue in boolean DEFAULT TRUE

Generates
multi_line

owa_text.new_row_list

Syntax
owa_text.new_row_list(rlist)

Purpose
Can be a procedure or a function. If a function it takes no parameters and outputs a new, initially empty, row_list. If a procedure, it places into the rlist parameter a new, initially empty, row_list.

Parameters
rlist in row_list

Generates
Actual output generated by htp.print.

owa_text.print_multi

Syntax
owa_text.print_multi(mline)

Purpose
Uses htp.print to print the multi_line.

Parameters
mline in multi_line

Generates
Actual output generated by htp.print.

owa_text.print_row_list

Syntax
owa_text.print_row_list(rlist)

Purpose
Uses htp.print to print the row_list.

Parameters
rlist in row_list

Generates
Actual output generated by htp.print.

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