Editing Oracle Application Express (section)

==Third-party libraries==
Developers may improve and extend APEX applications by using third-party libraries. Among them are [[JQuery Mobile]] (HTML 5-based user interface),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/db/apex/r50/CreMobileApp_apex50EA/CreMobileApp_apex50EA.html|title=Building a Mobile Web Application Using Oracle Application Express 5.0|publisher=Oracle}}</ref> [[JQuery UI]] (user interface for the web),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/HTMDB/app_comp001.htm#HTMDB29024|title=Application Express Application Builder User's Guide|publisher=Oracle}}</ref> [[AnyChart]] ([[JavaScript]]/[[HTML5|HTML 5]] charts),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anychart.com/products/oracleapex/|title=Oracle APEX: Using AnyChart products with Oracle Application Express (APEX)|publisher=AnyChart}}</ref> [[CKEditor]] (web text editor),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ckeditor.com/blog/Oracle-chooses-FCKeditor-for-Application-Express|title=Oracle chooses FCKeditor for Application Express|publisher=CKEditor.com}}</ref> and others. Oracle claims that applying the latest APEX patches ensures that the external libraries bundled with the platform are updated in tandem, which theoretically enhances application stability and security.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oracle-base.com/articles/misc/oracle-application-express-apex-patches|title=Oracle Application Express (APEX) Patches|publisher=Oracle Base|access-date=2024-12-30}}</ref> However, many of the libraries are updated more frequently than APEX patches are released, requiring developers to monitor and manually apply updates as necessary to maintain compatibility and security.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dgielis.blogspot.ru/2013/05/goodies-apex-422-included-libraries.html|title=Goodies - APEX 4.2.2 included Libraries|publisher=Dimitri Gielis Blog|date=May 8, 2013|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grassroots-oracle.com/2014/03/apex-5-first-peek.html|title=APEX 5 first peek|publisher=Grassroots Oracle|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref>