A controller is one piece in the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture of Visualforce. A controller can be a standard or custom controller and extensions to controllers can written.
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Using a custom controller to populate a custom object on Opportunity
Strap in, as this may turn into TL;DR.
Within Opportunities, we have created a custom object called Marketing_Support__c. When the 'new' button is clicked it takes you to a page where you can choose ...
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Send Email within Catch inside Constructor
It looks extremely easy, but apparently I can't make this to work.
Not even tried:
@future, not allowed in contructor
create log error object, not allowed in consctructor
I tried:
inside the ...
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Determining number separator when inputHidden doesn't format a currency number
If I return an object with a currency field, and I'm returning it from a controller. If I use an <apex:inputField>, the number is correctly formatted as 1,234.56.
However, if I use an ...
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How do I unit test an Apex controller method for dynamic components?
I have an Apex controller method that returns a Component.Apex.OutputPanel for use in a <apex:dynamicComponent /> tag. How do I do a unit test that asserts that the controller is outputting the ...
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Visualforce Page and standardController attribute in Apex Page
I am developing a Visualforce page which will be rendered when a Salesforce User arrives by clicking a specific Account.
The Apex page looks something like this:
<apex:page>
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Problem with using a variable in a controller from a Visualforce page
My problem is as follows:
I've got a Site VF page with fields bound to a custom Lead object. One of these fields is a id field that's used for contact lookup. The controller seems to work fine but ...
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Using MVC architecture. Visualforce page unable to get list column from Model
I created an MVC software architecture. Here's the breakdown:
M= Model_Enter_Discount
V=Page_Enter_Discount
C=Controller_Enter_Discount.
On my Model_Enter_Discount page, I have created the following ...
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Validation for decimal field to restrict blank values and string values in visual force page
I have a visual force page in which I have a field to accept decimal values. I can restrict the user from entering 0.0 and null values, but I cant do the same for '' (Empty String). Is there any ...
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fetching data from model and want to show only 2/3 data per page and through command link want to go next page and show another data
I have few data in sobject model. i want to fetch those data and show only 2/3 data per page and there is below one command link is there through I want to go to next page and show another data. how ...
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Custom form not saved
Iam a newbe to APEX and I have the following form and Controller
<apex:page controller="AddLinesController">
<apex:pageBlock >
<apex:pageMessages />
<apex:form >
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How do I extend a standard Account Controller with a PageReference Class with a POST method for SSO credential passing?
I have the VF page and original class I will use to model the controller extension after. How do I extend the Account standard controller with a PageReference class with SSO parameters?
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Creating Salesforce Person Accounts via Visualforce
I have recently activated and configured Person Accounts in our salesforce org. We will be using these within the service console and also integrating Postcode Anywhere for address lookups. To ...
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How to get the text fields values in the controller class without using any scripts
Im having a VF page it has some text fields and one button . On clicking the button , the values in the text field should be passed to the controller class to save in the database . Can this be ...
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Schedule VisualForce Extension and Actions
I'm getting out of my league with this little project so sorry if off base here. We have a custom button on a custom object page. Button calls VF page as listed below. Trying to see if we can easily ...
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CheckALL doesn't visually show all checkboxes as checked in Visualforce
I implemented a checkbox class with a checkaLL function(called using javascript) which makes sure to select All checkboxes as it should. However, the problem is that it doesn't visually show the ...
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How do I deploy an APEX class from one sandbox to another successfully?
I had to make a few updates to an APEX class in my development sandbox. I edited the class from the develop, apex classes menu in Salesforce, and then saved. I tested the class but am receiving the ...
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What do these lines on a controller extension mean?
I'm trying to build a test class for a controller extension on a Visualforce page and I need a more in depth description of what certain lines mean. Help on this would be appreciated.
1)
String ...
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How to access outer class instance variables from inner class in controller?
I have an outer class with an inner class as part of a controller. I have tried setting the instance variables in the outer class as static, which allows the code to compile, but after the controller ...
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New Tab for PageReference
I want to open my Vf page on new tab please guide me what i need to do to get the process done my code :
public PageReference totalbookedClick(){
date myDate = date.today();
integer ...
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Avoid SOQL 100 error by querying outside of the loop
I'm currently running a program which limits a query to 95 items in order to avoid the SOQL 100 queries error. THe relevant snippet of the program looks like this:
while(x!=0){
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How do you access a wrapper class from a Test class?
I have a VisualForce page which uses a controller. Within the controller I have a couple of wrapper classes which hold various form elements on the page. Everything works great, but now it is time ...
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Controlling Access to Force.com Site
Is there a way to control who access the force.com site externally besides using IP addresses?
I tried using a profile checker:
public static String ProfileCheck(){
String ReturnVal;
Profile Pro;
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Unauthorized Page Redirect in Controller
I am trying to create a small authentication on my force.com site so that I don't have any random person accessing the site/visualforce page unless they are currently logged into Salesforce. Also if ...
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Creating a list button for a task
My goal is to create a btn on a task related list that launches a visualforce page and does a redirect. I tried using a StandardSetController, but Error: List controllers are not supported for Task ...
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Can you create mutilple columns of data from one controller in VisualForce?
I am trying to create a VF page with multiple columns of data from one controller.
Here is the page so far:. What I need is for each of the Management Types to have it's own column and show all of ...
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Visual Force lookup Filter
I have a custom visual force page that let you create a new custom object.
In this page there i have a custom lookup to choose the contact.
Do you know if it's possible add a Filter condition to the ...
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Passing apex:inputField user entry as parameter into Command Link
I am getting the nickname from an inputField and updating a list of strings and displaying the list of strings on a table. The outputField displays the newly entered value, but the controller variable ...
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Removing rows separately from the Visualforce pageBlockTable list
I created a visualforce page (with controller) that allows adding multiple records to a custom object (master object is account). I can add new rows and save the new records, I'm also pulling ...
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Correct way to override save action in controller extensions [duplicate]
Is it ok to call
standardController.save();
in a controller extension or should one always just do the custom stuff and then do a DML like
upsert record;
I have the feeling that calling the ...
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Knowing if a future call is allowed
I'm having an issue where we have some code that can be called anywhere and then it makes an @future call to log a message to an external system.
The problem is if this method is called (either ...
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Difference between returning null and ApexPages.currentPage()
How is returning null different from returning ApexPages.currentPage() as a result of a controller action?
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DML not allowed in page action when nothing happens in constructor
This question may similar to DML not allowed in page action but I can't resolve it.
This is my page:
<apex:page Controller="MyController"
action="/{!MyAction}">
Page loading...
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How to ensure something only happens once in a request?
If I have a page which include multiple components which means that multiple back end controllers get invoked on page load. How do I ensure that a piece of business functionality only happens once?
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Lifecycle of Controllers
I am just wondering about the life cycle of page controllers? How often are than instantiated and is there any configurations which can change this?
Is there a method guaranteed to be invoked every ...
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Calling a dml statement in a constructor of a controller
I understand that we cannot have dml statement in controllers constructor. But in my case, i have a query string which is used to run our pages. So my code reads the querystring variable in the ...
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Ensuring a all controllers invoke a method
I want to apply this fix to an IE 10 problem. The thing is you could argue this fix should be applied to all controllers. I was thinking of having a base controller
putting it in that and then all ...
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Value of variable set after the constructor completes its execution [duplicate]
Here is the situation:
I am passing a value from my component to its controller
<apex:component controller="MyController">
<apex:attribute name="someObj" assignTo="{!receivedObject}" ...
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Custom Controller Case Attachment
I'm new to SF and trying to write a custom case controller that adds
an attachment to a case.
I've simplified my apex code below. I'm guessing I need to do a.OwnerId = UserInfo.getUserId(); to get ...
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Subtotal vs Aggregate Function
I have created a custom object Commission_Rec__c with a master/detail relationship with a custom child object of Order_Entry__c. What I am trying to do is create a vf page that will display ...
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How to set a value at runtime in a visual component on a component controller?
I have an interesting problem. I have a visual force component where i am looping through a list of data objects say MenuItem data object for now. Now i populate this list on a property in the visual ...
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get set to apex:selectOption
I am trying to set a value from my controller to my apex:selectOption value. I have created a get set method and the value in the get set have been changed but no change at all in apex:selectOption.
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Custom New Button that creates record of specific type and parent record in Visualforce Controller (No URLFOR!)
Sorry for the lengthy title. But I want to make sure that I was not able to solve my problem with the standard answers to questions like this.
I have a CustomObject_c that has many record types and a ...
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Debug ViewState Problems in Force.com Sites VF Pages
We're implementing a complex web application based on force.com Sites and ran into problems with the ViewState size of one of our pages. Now on the platform I would activate Development Mode and the ...
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restful call to external analytics API via visualforce/apex
So I'm trying to access Woopra analytic's restful API via apex/visualforce. I am wondering a couple of things:
1) The API returns a JSON object via the usual POST/GET method... would it be best to ...
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referencing an object in a map in visualforce
So, given the following controller snippet and VF page snippet...
public Map<String, Region__c> divisionaddresses {get; set;}
public List<String> allDivisions {get; set;}
public ...
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System Null Pointer Exception: debug help
So I have the following controller:
List<User> users {get; set;}
public reshapeUserDivisions()
{
users = new List<User>();
users = [SELECT Id, Division, FROM User WHERE ...
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how to make a list persist in a controller on page redirect
I have the following search function:
public List<User> SearchResults {get; set;}
public ContactSearchController()
{
if(SearchResults == null)
{
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displaying a Map<String, Map<String, Object>> in visualforce page
so, say I have the following map:
public Map<String1, Map<String2, Object>> objectMap {get; set;}
public List<String> ListofString1Entries {get; set;}
public List<String> ...
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How to pass session state between multiple custom controllers
I have a 65 multi step wizard form where i need to collect data on each step and have a previous and next button on each page. I have to store the data on each page and finally at the end store all ...
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How can I change the HTTP status code on a Visualforce Page?
I'm trying to develop a Page that given some GET parameters would return HTTP Status 200 or status 400 depending on some inner query.
This would be really easy with a RESTful service, but we need ...
