I need to create my own object, named thePeople with some basic fields such as firstName, lastName, email, company... By copying and modifying sample codes, I can create a form in Visualforce to enter data and then write down information of my object to server via Lead object, using Apex code. The Apex code looks like:
public class thePeople {
private String firstName;
private String lastName;
private String company;
private String email;
...
public PageReference save() {
PageReference p = null;
try {
Lead newlead = new Lead(LastName=this.lastName,
FirstName=this.firstName,
Company=this.company,
Email=this.email);
insert newlead;
} catch (Exception e) {
p = Page.failure;
p.getParameters().put('error', 'noInsert');
}
if (p == null) {
p = Page.success;
}
p.setRedirect(true);
return p;
}
}
However, Lead object seems to be too redundant and heavy one to me. Furthermore, I don't want all information of my object can be seen in Lead tab.
Thus my (first) question: can I write and read my own object only with only few fields instead of using standard ones? If yes, how (please give me a sample)?
I need to create my own object, named thePeople with some basic fields such as firstName, lastName, email, company... By copying and modifying sample codes, I can create a form in Visualforce to enter data and then write down information of my object to server via Lead object, using Apex code. The Apex code looks like:
public class thePeople {
private String firstName;
private String lastName;
private String company;
private String email;
...
public PageReference save() {
PageReference p = null;
try {
Lead newlead = new Lead(LastName=this.lastName,
FirstName=this.firstName,
Company=this.company,
Email=this.email);
insert newlead;
} catch (Exception e) {
p = Page.failure;
p.getParameters().put('error', 'noInsert');
}
if (p == null) {
p = Page.success;
}
p.setRedirect(true);
return p;
}
}
However, Lead object seems to be too redundant and heavy one to me. Furthermore, I don't want all information of my object can be seen in Lead tab.
Thus my (first) question: can I write and read my own object only with only few fields instead of using standard ones? If yes, how (please give me a sample)?
