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How to create specific sobject variables in Salesforce?
Create and use specific sObject variables. Cast a generic sObject to a specific sObject. Because Apex is tightly integrated with the database, you can access Salesforce records and their fields directly from Apex. Every record in Salesforce is natively represented as an sObject in Apex.
Where does the account sobject go in Salesforce?
The Account sObject is an abstraction of the account record and holds the account field information in memory as an object. Each Salesforce record is represented as an sObject before it is inserted into Salesforce. Likewise, when persisted records are retrieved from Salesforce, they’re stored in an sObject variable.
Which is the only field required in sobjects?
The Name field is the only required field for accounts, which means that it has to be populated before being able to insert a new record. However, you can populate other fields as well for the new record. This example adds also a phone number and the number of employees.
How are sobject fields similar to API names?
Similarly, the names of sObject fields correspond to the API names of the corresponding fields. API names of object and fields can differ from their labels. For example, the Employees field has a label of Employees and appears on the account record page as Employees but its API name is NumberOfEmployees.
Which is the fastest way to create a sobject?
The fastest way to add fields is to specify them as name-value pairs inside the constructor. For example, this statement creates a new account sObject and populates its Name field with a string value. The Name field is the only required field for accounts, which means that it has to be populated before being able to insert a new record.
Do you need to cast sobject variable to specific sobject type?
When you’re dealing with generic sObjects, you sometimes need to cast your sObject variable to a specific sObject type. One of the benefits of doing so is to be able to access fields using dot notation, which is not available on the generic sObject.
What kind of data type do you use for sobjects?
Typically, you use the specific sObject data type, such as Account for a standard object or Book__c for a custom object called Book, when working with sObjects. However, when you don’t know the type of sObject your method is handling, you can use the generic sObject data type.