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vsabbellavsabbella 

assigning values dynamically.

I need to know if  I can do this in salesforce

 

 

Create a map in the following way:

 

key--> api name of a field on account

value--> a number.

 

Then assign map.get('key')=='another number';(Assume this stmt as assigning some value to a field on account)

Then call update account.

 

Any help is much appreciated.

 

Sfd developerSfd developer

Hi,

 

You can create a map like that, but if you do this,

map.get('key')='another number';

you will get an error (Expression cannot be assigned)

Instead you do like this, map.put(key, newnumber)

and when you dml on  account,

Account acc = new Account();
acc.NumberOfEmployees = map.get(key); //work fine because its datatype is number i.e map returns integer
acc.Description = map.get(key); // throws error. its is a LongTextArea
JPClark3JPClark3

If you are actually trying to set values on an sObject, you don't need a map. You can put the value onto the object.

 

Account acc = new Account();

acc.put('Name', 'NewAccount');
acc.put('Employees', 20);

Insert acc;

 But you must be careful with the value, and use putSobject for references.