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Refer a string as a field API name
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Is it possible to refer a string as a field API name?
I'm trying to achieve something like below:
Method(string fieldAPI)
Contact con = new Contact();
con.fieldAPI = 'Abc';
update con;
apex trigger string
edited 57 mins ago
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Is it possible to refer a string as a field API name?
I'm trying to achieve something like below:
Method(string fieldAPI)
Contact con = new Contact();
con.fieldAPI = 'Abc';
update con;
apex trigger string
edited 57 mins ago
Peter Mortensen
24517
asked 8 hours ago
salesforce Developersalesforce Developer
1,36521636
What do you mean by "refer a string"? Do you mean "reference a string"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Is it possible to refer a string as a field API name?
I'm trying to achieve something like below:
Method(string fieldAPI)
Contact con = new Contact();
con.fieldAPI = 'Abc';
update con;
apex trigger string
edited 57 mins ago
Peter Mortensen
24517
asked 8 hours ago
salesforce Developersalesforce Developer
1,36521636
Is it possible to refer a string as a field API name?
I'm trying to achieve something like below:
Method(string fieldAPI)
Contact con = new Contact();
con.fieldAPI = 'Abc';
update con;
apex trigger string
apex trigger string
edited 57 mins ago
Peter Mortensen
24517
asked 8 hours ago
salesforce Developersalesforce Developer
1,36521636
edited 57 mins ago
Peter Mortensen
24517
asked 8 hours ago
salesforce Developersalesforce Developer
1,36521636
edited 57 mins ago
Peter Mortensen
24517
edited 57 mins ago
Peter Mortensen
24517
edited 57 mins ago
Peter Mortensen
24517
24517
asked 8 hours ago
salesforce Developersalesforce Developer
1,36521636
asked 8 hours ago
salesforce Developersalesforce Developer
1,36521636
asked 8 hours ago
salesforce Developersalesforce Developer
1,36521636
1,36521636
What do you mean by "refer a string"? Do you mean "reference a string"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
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What do you mean by "refer a string"? Do you mean "reference a string"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
What do you mean by "refer a string"? Do you mean "reference a string"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
What do you mean by "refer a string"? Do you mean "reference a string"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
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What you have will still work because you are referring the field name here.
con.fieldName__c = 'Abc';
You can additionally use Sobject.put(fieldName, value) here if you want to refer the API name as string value, as:
con.put('fieldName__c', 'Abc');
answered 8 hours ago
Jayant DasJayant Das
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Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
@PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
– Jayant Das
56 mins ago
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What you have will still work because you are referring the field name here.
con.fieldName__c = 'Abc';
You can additionally use Sobject.put(fieldName, value) here if you want to refer the API name as string value, as:
con.put('fieldName__c', 'Abc');
answered 8 hours ago
Jayant DasJayant Das
20.7k21433
Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
@PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
– Jayant Das
56 mins ago
add a comment |
What you have will still work because you are referring the field name here.
con.fieldName__c = 'Abc';
You can additionally use Sobject.put(fieldName, value) here if you want to refer the API name as string value, as:
con.put('fieldName__c', 'Abc');
answered 8 hours ago
Jayant DasJayant Das
20.7k21433
Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
@PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
– Jayant Das
56 mins ago
add a comment |
What you have will still work because you are referring the field name here.
con.fieldName__c = 'Abc';
You can additionally use Sobject.put(fieldName, value) here if you want to refer the API name as string value, as:
con.put('fieldName__c', 'Abc');
answered 8 hours ago
Jayant DasJayant Das
20.7k21433
What you have will still work because you are referring the field name here.
con.fieldName__c = 'Abc';
You can additionally use Sobject.put(fieldName, value) here if you want to refer the API name as string value, as:
con.put('fieldName__c', 'Abc');
answered 8 hours ago
Jayant DasJayant Das
20.7k21433
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answered 8 hours ago
Jayant DasJayant Das
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answered 8 hours ago
Jayant DasJayant Das
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answered 8 hours ago
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Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
@PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
– Jayant Das
56 mins ago
add a comment |
Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
@PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
– Jayant Das
56 mins ago
Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
– Peter Mortensen
3 hours ago
@PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
– Jayant Das
56 mins ago
@PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
– Jayant Das
56 mins ago
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What do you mean by "refer a string"? Do you mean "reference a string"?
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