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uat_live1.3903047664538198E12 Create an SObject Instance of Custom Type
Hi All,
I need to create an Instance of an Object at runtime. I change the ObjectType string at runtime in the below code.
String ObjectType = 'Cars__c';
Type t = Type.forName(ObjectType);
sObject newObj = t.newInstance();
newObj.Name = 'test';
insert newObj;
I get an error like "Compile Error: Illegal assignment from Object to SObject "
Anywere in the code I should not have the hardcoded APIs like Cars__c. I get all these from custom settings.Could someone please guide me.
Kindly also let us know the difference between SObject and Object.
Thanks and Regards,
Chirstwin
I need to create an Instance of an Object at runtime. I change the ObjectType string at runtime in the below code.
String ObjectType = 'Cars__c';
Type t = Type.forName(ObjectType);
sObject newObj = t.newInstance();
newObj.Name = 'test';
insert newObj;
I get an error like "Compile Error: Illegal assignment from Object to SObject "
Anywere in the code I should not have the hardcoded APIs like Cars__c. I get all these from custom settings.Could someone please guide me.
Kindly also let us know the difference between SObject and Object.
Thanks and Regards,
Chirstwin
String sObjectName = 'Account'; Schema.SObjectType t = Schema.getGlobalDescribe().get(sObjectName); SObject s = t.newSObject(); s.put('Name','test'); insert s;Check whether this will help you
Thanks
Shaijan
Here a simple example to dynamically create an object:
String sObjectName = 'Car__c'; Schema.SObjectType t = Schema.getGlobalDescribe().get(sObjectName); // obtain sObject description from the schema SObject s = t.newSObject(); // create a new instance of that sObject s.put('Name', 'Mustang'); // set name insert s; // insert to the related database objectThen, considere sObject as the generic representation of a record of any object (standard or custom) that can be stored in the Force.com platform database like Opportunities, Leads or Cars__c. sObjects are used by APEX developers.On the other hand, object refere to the specific representation of one object type. So, when you define a variable of type "Lead", it matches with the Lead definition.
Maybe not very clear so, in short, sObject variable = one record of any type and Object variable = one record of the designed object type.
Hope this helps,
Fred
String ObjectType = 'Cars__c'; Type t = Type.forName(ObjectType); //Creating a type class instance sObject newObj = (SObject)t.newInstance(); //Converting a type class instance to a SObject instance using typecasting newObj.put('Name','test'); //Putting value in the name field of SObject instance insert newObj; //insert the recordJust a more simplfied answer to what is given above. Instead of using the Schema.getGlobalDescribe() we can simply typecaste the type class instance to a SObject type.The forName() method has a return type System.Type which simply means it is of class Type. This cannot be directly converted to a SOject type which is the reason for the error you are getting. So explicitly convert it to SObject instance using typcasting.Hope this helps you.
Thanks
Sushant