In this chapter, we will cover:
Setting up multiple LOVs using a switcher attribute
Setting up cascading LOVs
Creating static LOVs
Overriding bindParametersForCollection() to set a view object bind variable
Creating view criteria programmatically
Clearing the values of bind variables associated with the view criteria
Searching case-insensitively using view criteria
List of values (LOV), bind variables and view criteria are essential elements related to view objects. They allow further refinements to the view object's query (bind variables and view criteria) and make the development of the frontend user interface easier when dealing with list controls (LOVs) and query-by-example (view criteria) components.
Many of the user interface aspects that deal with list controls and query-by-example components can be pre-defined in a set of default values via the UI Hints sections and pages in JDeveloper, thus...