Storing and Fetching checkbox values in APEX 4.0

Hi,
I am trying to store and fetch values of multiple checkboxes which i have created as items inside multiple regions.
What could be the most efficient way to store the checkbox state values in the database table, when creating a new record in my application and to show the checkbox state by fetching the state value,when viewing an already created record??
Thanks.

Yes, the list is presented as items.
I have got the list of values using a SQL queries for different regions and i have presented the output in the form of checkboxes.
I am trying to store the values of checkboxes from multiple regions inside database along with other details of form.
Also, i want to fetch the stored values and view them for already created records.
My exact question would be that which API or feature is used to achieve this in APEX 4.0 and how can it be done successfully??
Thanks.

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R - Relase
P - Posted
J - Job
.....etc
So when I read the record for my above example I would like L, W, and R checked.
What is the best method to do this?
THanks.

Are you storing the values with their ":" separators (like 'L:W:R')? If so, the checkbox code does the transformation logic. In which case, there is no need to code insertion of the : when populating the checkbox. No need to remove them before saving the values.
Howard

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