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pjaenick.ax736pjaenick.ax736 

Class with sharing / method

Is it possible to define one method within a "with sharing" class as "without sharing"?  If so, what's the correct syntax? 

 

"Error: Compile Error: Methods cannot be marked with(out) sharing"

 

I'd rather not turn off the "with sharing" clause for the entire class.

 

Thanks

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sfdcfoxsfdcfox

You can create an inner class that holds the method, or use a separate class entirely. Your exact scenario will determine which syntax is correct.

 

public with sharing class outside {
    public without sharing class inside {
        public void dosomething() {
        
        }
    }
}

For example, "inside" could be a wrapper class, or a helper class instantiated when needed in a method from "outside." You can't have just a single method honor/ignore sharing explictly, as this property is defined at the class level.

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sfdcfoxsfdcfox

You can create an inner class that holds the method, or use a separate class entirely. Your exact scenario will determine which syntax is correct.

 

public with sharing class outside {
    public without sharing class inside {
        public void dosomething() {
        
        }
    }
}

For example, "inside" could be a wrapper class, or a helper class instantiated when needed in a method from "outside." You can't have just a single method honor/ignore sharing explictly, as this property is defined at the class level.

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pjaenick.ax736pjaenick.ax736

Thanks sfdcfox!

 

A trigger that references the nested method would use "outside.inside.dosomething()" ?

 

(tried, this syntax didn't seem to work - rec'd "Method does not exist or incorrect signature" - though I was forced to remove the "static" from my inner class, in case that's the cause - "Only top-level class methods can be declared static").
sfdcfoxsfdcfox

Correct. It can't be static. This means that you'll have to take one of two approaches:

 

1. 

outside.inside helper = new outside.inside();
helper.doSomething();

2.

public with sharing class util {
    public static void doSomething() {
    }
}

// In trigger

util.doSomething();

 
pjaenick.ax736pjaenick.ax736

Thank you !  Moved the method to its own class - didn't make sense to turn it into an inside class, as (other than that they act upon the same object) there really wasn't any dependency / relationship.

 

Appreciate the assist - thanks again.  Marked your first response as the solution.