getSalesforceBaseUrl returns http: not https:

Hello. When I execute Url. getSalesforceBaseUrl().toExternalForm() in the system console, the returned URL uses https:// However, when I execute this in the finish() method of Batch Apex, it returns http:// Is this a bug? I need https:// returned in the Batch Apex. Thanks David

January 26, 2012
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Christopher_Alun_Lewis
Hi David,

I had a similar problem. I was using the URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl().toExternalForm() to construct a link inside an email template. When the templates were sent, the 'https://' portion of the link morphed into 'http://', which did not work correctly.

I made the following utility method in Apex to ensure I could retrieve the base url beginning with 'https://'. Its a bit crude, and this may well be a bug, but for now it guarantees that I get the right link.

public static String getHttpsSalesforceBaseURL(){ String baseURL = URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl().toExternalForm(); if (baseURL.startsWith('http:')){ baseURL = baseURL.replaceFirst('http:', 'https:'); } return baseURL; }

Regards,

Christopher Alun Lewis