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Ram2026Ram2026 

Inserting Field name as a value to another object's field

Hi All,

I would want field name of an object to be inserted as a value to a field in another object. Thanks in advance
 

AnudeepAnudeep (Salesforce Developers) 
You can do this with the getDescribe() method. Below is a sample code for your reference
  
String SobjectApiName = 'Account';
String Nameofthefield;
Map<String, Schema.SObjectType> schemaMap = Schema.getGlobalDescribe();
Map<String, Schema.SObjectField> fieldMap = schemaMap.get(SobjectApiName).getDescribe().fields.getMap();
for(String fieldName : fieldMap.keyset() )
    {
        system.debug('fieldName->>'+fieldName); // This will give you the api name of the field name.

       if(fieldName == 'xyz') {
         Nameofthefield = fieldName;
       }
    }

// Once you have the api name, you can copy it as a value to the other field

Contact con = [Select Field1__c from Contact]; 
con.Field1__c = Nameofthefield;
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Anudeep
Brian Weers 18Brian Weers 18
Can you describe more of what you're trying to accomplish?  You can use the Schema class as Anudeep mentioned, you can also serialize the object and then deserilize to a map of<string,value> and then use the keys from that map.