We as developers, often face poorly written code. Therefore when we build the code, we want to build it smartly, so it won’t result in additional costs and time.
Scenario: Retrieve values from a picklist in a specific object.
What we want to achieve here is to retrieve the values from a picklist and use them in the code.
First, add the method below in a <yourObjectName> class that contains all generic methods.
public static List<String> getPicklistValues(String objName, String fieldName){
SObjectType objectType = Schema.getGlobalDescribe().get(objName);
Map<String,Schema.SObjectField> mfields = objectType.getDescribe().fields.getMap();
Schema.DescribeFieldResult fieldResult = mfields.get(fieldName).getDescribe();
List<String> picklistValuesList = new List<String>();
List<Schema.PicklistEntry> ple = fieldResult.getPicklistValues();
for(Schema.PicklistEntry pickListVal : ple){
picklistValuesList.add(pickListVal.getLabel());
}
return picklistValuesList;
}
Second, use the generated method in a class where you want to retrieve a specific logic.
listPackagingScopeValues = yourClassName.getPicklistValues('yourObjectName', 'yourFieldName';
- yourClassName – is the name of the class where you stored the generic method.
- yourObjectName – is the name of the object that you want to use.
- yourFieldName – is the name of the field that is in yourObjectName that you want to use.
Want to learn more?
Learn about How to write your first Salesforce Apex trigger
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