plsql_utility::format_pieces (private)

 plsql_utility::format_pieces [ -indent indent ] \
    [ -num_spaces num_spaces ] [ -delim delim ] \
    [ -line_term line_term ] pieces

Defined in packages/acs-subsite/tcl/plsql-utility-procs.tcl

Proc to format a list of elements. This is used to generate nice error/debugging messages when we are executing things like pl/sql. Pieces is a list of lists where each element is a key value pair.

Example:

plsql_utility::format_pieces -indent 3 -delim " => "  [list [list object_type group] [list group_id -2] [list group_name "Reg users"]]

returns:

object_type    => group,
   group_id       => -2,
   group_name     => Reg users

Switches:

-indent

(defaults to "6") (optional)

-num_spaces

(defaults to "3") (optional)

-delim

(optional)

-line_term

(defaults to ",") (optional)

Parameters:

pieces - a list of lists where each element is a key/value pair

Author:

Michael Bryzek <mbryzek@arsdigita.com>

Created:

11/2000

Partial Call Graph (max 5 caller/called nodes):

Testcases:

No testcase defined.