#BUTTON_ID# substitution string

Just curiosity, but what is the purpose/use of the #BUTTON_ID# substitution string?
Described on button template page as:
Substitution String Referenced From Description
#BUTTON_ID# Yes Template Button Numeric IdentifierSearching in Help turns up nothing, and in a quick experiment it wasn't substituted on apex.oracle.com.

Did you use a template based button?
#BUTTON_ID# is probably used only by template based
buttons. Yes
As you can see in the page source this "id" attibute
contains a big number and that is the button numeric
identifier.
Further experimentation reveals that #BUTTON_ID# is only substituted for buttons in Region positions, not button items.
I suppose that having a unique ID may allow you to
write some fancy javascript that adds visual effects
when you press the button or disables it after the first
key press.I'd be inclined to specify id or class via #BUTTON_ATTRIBUTES# rather than trying to work out what the "button numeric ID" is.
For a comprehensive list of substitutions template
you may look here:
http://oraclequirks.blogspot.com/2007/07/apex-substitution-strings-cross.html
Excellent - I've been looking for something like this for a while. Many thanks, Flavio!

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