cardoso.hashnode.devEnhancing UX in Oracle APEX: Implementing Smart "Click-to-Copy" for Interactive GridsIn enterprise web applications, data portability is a frequent bottleneck. Users often need to extract specific values (like a Case ID) or entire rows to paste into emails, spreadsheets, or other systems. Standard browser text selection within a grid...Feb 7·13 min read
cardoso.hashnode.dev🧩Substitution Strings in Oracle APEX You (Probably) Aren’t Using — But Should BeIntroduction We all use substitution strings in Oracle APEX like &APP_USER. or &APP_PAGE_ID. — they're everywhere. But did you know there are some less talked-about substitution strings that can provide powerful debugging, performance insight, or eve...Jul 7, 2025·4 min read
cardoso.hashnode.dev👆 Creating a Custom Button in Oracle APEX Interactive Grid (IG) to Trigger a Multi-Row ActionIntroduction Oracle APEX's Interactive Grid (IG) is powerful — but sometimes we need more than the default buttons. A common use case is to allow users to select one or more rows and then perform a custom action using a button. In this article, we'll...Apr 12, 2025·4 min read
cardoso.hashnode.dev🔤 Working with APEX_STRING: Useful Methods and Practical ExamplesIntroduction I bet that you missed me! When working with Oracle APEX and PL/SQL, we often deal with strings in a more advanced way — whether it's parsing delimited values, escaping characters, or handling nulls. Oracle APEX provides a great utility p...Apr 3, 2025·3 min read
cardoso.hashnode.devAPEX Tip: Standardize and Simplify REST Calls Using Substitution StringsIntroduction I decided to write this article because it's not uncommon to see code with excessive boilerplate, which can become a headache every time a parameter needs to be changed. This article aims to introduce you to Substitution Strings and demo...Jun 10, 2024·4 min read