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sfadm sfadmsfadm sfadm 

How to retrieve Lead record type Name?

I'm trying to retrieve the record type Name of the Lead object in the following piece of code: 
Lead objLead;
//constructor
        public LeadToMerchantController(ApexPages.StandardController controller) {    
                objLead = (Lead)controller.getRecord();
            }
        ...
            String leadType = objLead.RecordType.Name;
                    System.debug('leadType ' + leadType);

but instead I receive 'Null' as a value of 'leadType'.
Please advise how to retrieve the name of the Lead record type?
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Arun MKArun MK
Hi,

The following worked fine for me. 
public class testcontroller {
    Lead objLead{get;set;}
    
    public testcontroller(ApexPages.StandardController controller){
        objLead = (Lead)controller.getRecord();
        String leadRecType = objLead.RecordType.Name;
        system.debug('$$$$$'+leadRecType);
    }
}

Can you check if the recortypes are enabled for the lead in your org.

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Raj VakatiRaj Vakati
Looks like you are trying to create a new record. So records type is not available. 

Use SOQL query and set the values  
 String leadType = [Select Id,name From RecordType where sobjecttype = 'Lead' and Name = 'Training'].Name;


 
Arun MKArun MK
Hi,

The following worked fine for me. 
public class testcontroller {
    Lead objLead{get;set;}
    
    public testcontroller(ApexPages.StandardController controller){
        objLead = (Lead)controller.getRecord();
        String leadRecType = objLead.RecordType.Name;
        system.debug('$$$$$'+leadRecType);
    }
}

Can you check if the recortypes are enabled for the lead in your org.
This was selected as the best answer