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What is the difference between sObject and object in Salesforce?
Sobjects are specific subtype that represents database records, including standard objects like Accounts and Cases, custom objects, custom settings, and custom metadata. An SObject represents a specific table in the database that you can discretely query.
What is an apex object in Salesforce?
Apex is a strongly typed, object-oriented programming language that allows developers to execute flow and transaction control statements on the Lightning platform server in conjunction with calls to the Lightning Platform​ API. Apex code can be initiated by Web service requests and from triggers on objects.
What do you mean by ” sobject ” in apex?
The Object “Account” is referenced filling the empty table “sObject” with Account Object type. The normal object for a class in c++ or Java is refered as sObject in apex. @Janakiraman Elumalai sobject means is the super class for all other classs….like in java class Object is super class for other class….
Which is an example of a generic sobject?
Generic sObject means, it can be of any persisted SFDC objects type. For ex: Vehicle is generic type and Car, Motor Bike all are concrete types of Vehicle. In SFDC,sObject is generic and Account, Opportunity, CustomObject__c are its concrete type.
What do you mean by generic sobject in SFDC?
Generic sObject abstracts the actual representation of any object assigned to it. sObject is the name of the generic abstract type that can be used to represent any persisted object type. Let me know if you still have any doubts. In SFDC, any object either it be Standard or Custom is a sObject.
What’s the difference between an object and a sobject?
An SObject is how Salesforce chose to represent “database” records in Apex. It’s a way to bridge the gap between how Apex treats data (everything is an object) and how databases store data.