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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

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edited May 16 at 1:13

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  What do you mean by "refer a string"? Do you mean "reference a string"?
  
  – Peter Mortensen
  May 15 at 23:08
  

  
  
  
  


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  I mean instead of Field API name, I would like to use string variable, which will contain my API name.
  
  – salesforce Developer
  May 16 at 6:22
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

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

share|improve this question

edited May 16 at 1:13

Peter Mortensen

24517

asked May 15 at 18:02

salesforce Developersalesforce Developer

1,37521636

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What do you mean by "refer a string"? Do you mean "reference a string"?
  
  – Peter Mortensen
  May 15 at 23:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I mean instead of Field API name, I would like to use string variable, which will contain my API name.
  
  – salesforce Developer
  May 16 at 6:22
  

  
  
  
  

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

share|improve this question

edited May 16 at 1:13

Peter Mortensen

24517

asked May 15 at 18:02

salesforce Developersalesforce Developer

1,37521636

Method(string fieldAPI)
 Contact con = new Contact();
 con.fieldAPI = 'Abc';
 update con;

share|improve this question

edited May 16 at 1:13

Peter Mortensen

24517

asked May 15 at 18:02

salesforce Developersalesforce Developer

1,37521636

share|improve this question

edited May 16 at 1:13

Peter Mortensen

24517

asked May 15 at 18:02

salesforce Developersalesforce Developer

1,37521636

edited May 16 at 1:13

Peter Mortensen

24517

edited May 16 at 1:13

Peter Mortensen

24517

asked May 15 at 18:02

salesforce Developersalesforce Developer

1,37521636

asked May 15 at 18:02

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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');

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edited May 15 at 18:18

answered May 15 at 18:05

Jayant DasJayant Das

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  Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
  
  – Peter Mortensen
  May 15 at 23:10
  

  
  
  
  


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  @PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
  
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  May 16 at 1:14
  
  

  
  
  
  

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5

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');

share|improve this answer

edited May 15 at 18:18

answered May 15 at 18:05

Jayant DasJayant Das

20.9k21433

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
  
  – Peter Mortensen
  May 15 at 23:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
  
  – Jayant Das
  May 16 at 1:14
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

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');

share|improve this answer

edited May 15 at 18:18

answered May 15 at 18:05

Jayant DasJayant Das

20.9k21433

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Doesn't "refer" / "referring" go hand in hand with "to"?
  
  – Peter Mortensen
  May 15 at 23:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @PeterMortensen English was never my first language :), if you feel it can be corrected/improved, please feel free to edit it.
  
  – Jayant Das
  May 16 at 1:14
  
  

  
  
  
  

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');

share|improve this answer

edited May 15 at 18:18

answered May 15 at 18:05

Jayant DasJayant Das

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con.fieldName__c = 'Abc';

con.put('fieldName__c', 'Abc');

share|improve this answer

edited May 15 at 18:18

answered May 15 at 18:05

Jayant DasJayant Das

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answered May 15 at 18:05

Jayant DasJayant Das

20.9k21433

answered May 15 at 18:05

Jayant DasJayant Das

20.9k21433