Apex 4 Tree node icon inconsistency ( 4.0.2.00.06 = 4.0.2.00.07)

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<li>If I assign a value to the tree icon column in Apex 4 ( 4.0.2.00.06) , _it is rendered as the node(ins) element's classname_ ( unless it has the "/" character in it,then it becomes the inline background-image property , for example "/add" )
<li>While in Apex 4( 4.0.2.00.07) , it is always rendered as the background image and I can't make it render as the classname (apex.oracle.com is also on 4.0.2.00.07 and shows the same behaviour as mentioned) .
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I have a tree region in apex 4.0(4.0.2.00.06) which has node icons defined conditionally using the SQL query's icon column
As as example, the code below as Tree Definition (example here)
select case when connect_by_isleaf = 1 then 0
            when level = 1             then 1
            else                           -1
       end as status,
       level,
       "ENAME" as title,
       case
         when mod(level,2) = 1 THEN 'add'
         else 'delete'
       END as icon,
       "EMPNO" as value,
       'Drill Down to '||ENAME as tooltip,
       'f?p='||:APP_ID||':1:'||:APP_SESSION as link
from emp_check
start with "MGR" is null
connect by prior "EMPNO" = "MGR"
order siblings by "ENAME"This renders the tree as with *node icons having a class of "add" or "delete"_ in apex 4.0.2.00.06.
&lt;ins style=&quot;background-image: url(&amp;quot;add&amp;quot;);&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;On another instance which is on 4.0.2.00.07, the same tree is rendered with the tree's node having a background-image URL as the "add" or "delete"
&lt;ins class=&quot;add&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;The Bug Fix list from the Patch Notes ( 5.2 Bugs Fixed in the 4.0.2.00.07 Patch Set ) mentions in Bug Number:9893260 that +"APP_IMAGES and WORKSPACE_IMAGES used in tree region must be preceded by host URL"+.
Is it possible that as a result of this bug-fix, any value specified for the icon column is being rendered as the background-image ?
Can someone confirm whether this behavior is expected or is this is a case which has been overlooked in the bug-fix or just another bug ?

Answer 1

Hi Vee,
To respond to your question "+Can someone confirm whether this behavior is expected or is this is a case which has been overlooked in the bug-fix or just another bug ?+", the behaviour you see is expected. We now always create a background-image-url style. The fix for bug 9893260, which you referred to in your initial post, was incorporated in our 4.0.1 patch set, as listed under the section "5.1 Bugs Fixed in the 4.0.1.00.03 Patch Set" in the 4.0.2 Patch Set Notes - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/application-express/402-patch-189110.html. Therefore, I'm surprised that you're seeing different behaviour between 4.0.2.00.06 and 4.0.2.00.07. I'm not aware of any tree-related changes made between those two versions, so I'll investigate that further....but as I said, the behaviour you are seeing with 4.0.2.00.07 is expected.
Regards,
Hilary