Creating Multi-Column API radiogroup based on LOV

Question

Hi everyone!
I was wondering whether or not it is possible to create a 3 column radiogroup based on the APEX_ITEM.RADIOGROUP API in APEX 3.0?
For instance, my radiogroup is based on a user's interest level and is supposed to look like: oTest oProduction oBoth
The values returned by whichever button is selected is based on a table value.
I'm having trouble making this multi column instead of 1 column with multiple rows. I need to set these up with an LOV similar to STATIC2:Test;TEST,Production;PROD,Both;BOTH
I also cannot create this radio group as a page item because they must display based on a query issued by a report region on this page.
Any ideas // suggestions?
Thanks,
Eric
Edited by: user11685190 on Oct 12, 2009 9:50 AM

Answer 1

Andy,
I'm actually going to have a radiogroup within the report column itself. The suggestion you gave is actually why I'm mixed up as to how to do this....I've always used Apex page items to create my radiogroups, and then you can simply add the LOV and change the number of columns and it's all set up for you.
This radio group is actually going to be within a row queried by the report. The report is essentially a 'checkbox selection screen' that also allows the user to select which interest level they hold for each selection (interest level is represented by this 3-option radio group). Therefore what you're going to see on the screen is ( [] represent checkboxes, o represent radio buttons):
Banner INB
[]Planned Outage Notification oTest oProduction oBoth
[]Unplanned Outage Notification oTest oProduction oBoth
Banner Self Service
[]Planned Outage Notification oTest oProduction oBoth
[]Unplanned Outage Notification oTest oProduction oBoth
My question was mainly geared towards whether or not you can add a static LOV to an API radiogroup (apex_item.radiogroup(1,interest_lvl,blah)), so that it could look like:
apex_item.radiogroup(1,1:2:3, NULL, 'Test':'Production':'Both') as result.
The only documentation I can find deals with issuing a single return value to these API radiogroups. I actually need a three column API radiogroup that hold's three different values based on which group member the user selects. If you can only issue one return value per group, I would have to define three under the same global variable except changing the return value and displayed text for each...such as:
apex_item.radiogroup(1,1,NULL,'Test') || apex_item.radiogroup(1,2,NULL,'Production') || apex_item.radiogroup(1,3,NULL,'Both) which will hopefully display as: oTest oProduction oBoth
I'm going to have to concatenate some &nbsps in between so my radio group buttons and labels are actually seperated, but this may be the right idea.
I'm going to toy around with this a little more today, I'll post my results.
Thanks for your quick responses!
Eric