What does compile all classes do in Salesforce?
Click Compile all classes to compile all the Apex classes in your organization. This link compiles all the Apex classes in your organization, whether or not they are from a managed package.
How do I recompile a class in Salesforce?
To compile Classes:
- Go to Setup | Develop | Apex Classes.
- Click ‘Compile all classes’ Link.
What is a class in Salesforce?
As in Java, you can create classes in Apex. A class is a template or blueprint from which objects are created. A class can contain variables and methods. Variables are used to specify the state of an object, such as the object’s Name or Type .
What is a dependent class?
What is a Dependency? Whenever a class A uses another class or interface B, then A depends on B. A cannot carry out it’s work without B, and A cannot be reused without also reusing B. In such a situation the class A is called the “dependant” and the class or interface B is called the “dependency”.
Who counts as a dependent?
Who are dependents? Dependents are either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative of the taxpayer. The taxpayer’s spouse cannot be claimed as a dependent. Some examples of dependents include a child, stepchild, brother, sister, or parent.
Is it bad to compile all your code at once?
The more code you compile at once, the more context switching your mind has to make. This is not a problem for a small code base, when all the code you wrote is whatever you wrote in one hour.
Why do I get an error when I compile all classes?
The error message that’s returned is that a dependent class is invalid and needs recompiled and the error preventing a recompile is a red herring. It’s at the point where we need to run “Compile all classes” repeatedly and “Compile all Triggers” as well, and then run all our tests and finally the managed package will begin working again.
Is there a benefit in compiling your code?
If you compile in very short iterations (this assumes the compilation process is optimized to take a short time) it is possible to fix compilation errors without getting out of “the zone”. Or is this some sort of myth propagated by the software community that you must compile your code frequently?
Is it possible to compile all classes in apex?
The ability to Compile All Code has been around as long as Apex Code has been a thing. You’ll want to watch Peek Under the Hood of the New Apex Compiler, a Dreamforce 16 presentation that was later uploaded, that explains basically how the system works today, as well as plans for the near future.