Oracle9iAS Portal Developer Kit

get_ip_address function

Contained in package wwctx_api.

Call this function to get the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the current, logged in Oracle Portal user's browser.

function get_ip_address
return varchar2;

Version: Oracle Portal 3.0.6.6.5 or later

Returns:

This function returns the IP address of the user's browser.

Exceptions:

If no session is found, a NO_SESSION_EXCEPTION is raised.

Example:

This example returns the IP address of the user who is currently logged in to Oracle Portal. It returns "unknown" if there is no existing Oracle Portal session.

begin

return wwctx_api.get_ip_address;

exception

when wwctx_api.NO_SESSION_EXCEPTION then

return 'unknown';

end;

Related topics

The PL/SQL API Reference is part of the Portal Developer Kit on Portal Studio