Javascript get item label

Hi there,
I am using some client side javascript, does anybody know what function I can use to get a label for an item, can I use the $x function? thanks, Anil

Hi,
You can query APEX_APPLICATION_PAGE_ITEMS view
Regards,
Jari

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This way I only have to change the label in one place and both the application and other reports based on this data will see the changes.
The only way I could think of is to have item labels like &P1_LABEL1., &P1_LABEL2. and so on and then have a OnLoad process populate all these hidden items.
But this way I am "using up" a bunch of items that count toward the 100-item-per-page limit. If I have 10 real items on the page, using this technique, I would have 20.
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Not sure I understand you, Scott.
If I understand you correctly,
For each item I want to render, I would have
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b. Actual item
For (a), I would choose to have a blank label and source the item with my dynamic label
For (b), I would again choose a blank label.
I would put items (a) and (b) on the same line (and/or) field.
So, I am really displaying 2 items but making them appear to be 1 "regular" item.
But then the "label" and the item are not really connected to each other, if I move one, the other wont move automatically, etc.
Is that what you are suggesting?
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if (fc != null) {
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I finally did it as you suggest, but I found another way to access the label (I don't know if it could be useful for anybody but here it is) :
In the setter method linked to the SelectOneMenu, you can put in this code:
FacesContext fc = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
if (fc != null) {
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You could put in in the value item of each SelectItem it's index position in the list, so in the setter method
of the bean linked to the selectOneMenu you would get the index of the selected item as the parameter of the method
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Apex version 4.2.1.00.08
We have an issue after migrating to apex 4.2.1. We have a select list and use another couple of dummy items to be used as its label instead of giving the text value to the LABEL control. Only one of the dummy items is shown as a label for the select list conditionally based on another value. It was working fine with the earlier versions upto 4.1, but with the introduction of grid in 4.2, its now displaying the select list on a new row (ie the lable in one row and the select list on the next row).
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Well, I deviated with the various other things, and finally needed to get it fixed now. I find my own solution by having a Label Template which creates an ID for every label of the input item and calling a couple of javascript functions thro dynamic action.
1) Create a label template "FormFieldDynamic" as follows
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<img src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#requiredicon_status2.gif" alt="Required Field Icon" /><label for="#CURRENT_ITEM_NAME#" id="#CURRENT_ITEM_NAME#_LABEL" tabindex="999" class="itemLabel">in the "after label"
</label>Note, I am having the image for the * always with the laebl and creating an ID for the label with id="#CURRENT_ITEM_NAME#_LABEL" .
I have created a couple of javascript function to show the label dynamically as required or optional.
function setLabelRqd(item) {
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1.     Select the template FormFieldDynamic for the input item.
2.    Create a dynamic action triggering on the change event of the page item which holds the conditional value to set the input item label as required or as optional.
Under the When Section
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b.    Selection Type => Item(s)
c.     Item(s) => PXXX_ITEM_NAME (The item that holds the conditional value to set the label for the input item
d.    Condition => equal to
e.     Value => Enter the value for which the label needs to be displayed in Required format.
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g.     Set False Action
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                                                        iv.    Selection Type => Item(s) (Affected Elements)
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Dynamic action to change item label

Hi All,
How can I use dynamic action to change item label?
thanks.

Hi,
fac586 wrote:
Why and when do you want to dynamically change a label? This would have a detrimental effect on usability and accessibility.
Consider a visually impaired user of your app using a screen reader. The screen reader identifies a checkbox labelled "Free Cake". They like the sound of that, so navigate to the checkbox to tick it. Your dynamic action fires when it gets focus and changes the label to "Give all my money to Fadi".I think this would confuse even a sighted user! I don't know the OP full requirements or constraints but I can bet the OP does not want to change the item label when the user navigates to it.
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In any case, if you have to do it, an alternative to changing an item label is to have 2 separate items: one hidden and one shown. Then, using some triggering event, you can hide one and show the other.
Because there are built-in dynamic actions to hide and show items but not to change item labels, one might thing that one approach is more acceptable than the other. However, if those 2 separate items occupy the same spot in the page, from a user point of view (or screen reader for that matter) I don't see any difference between those two approaches (in my view, both bad practices.)
And because of its lots of nested tables, lack of headings etc, apex pages are not screen-reader friendly anyway... This is an interesting plugin for firefox that shows how your page would be read by a screen reader:
http://www.standards-schmandards.com/projects/fangs/
fac586 wrote:
You can use an "execute javascript" dynamic action type to do it.Yes, you can. But should you?I don't know. As I mentioned above, I don't like the idea. However, as I also mentioned above, I don't know anything about the OP constraints or requirements.

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Given that you (correctly) iterate through added_items, the correct format would be:
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As usual I was busy typing and didn’t see your reply. I agree that a specific example would be the best and easiest way to help.
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