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Scott Pelak

Add getSObjectType() Method to DescribeFieldResult Class

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Add getSObjectType() Method to DescribeFieldResult Class. SObjectFields are bound to a particular SObject. It would be useful to get the SObjectType for a given SObjectField / DescribeFieldResult.

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Moises Ponce - 10 months ago

Maybe you can use this to solve the problem:

Type myObjectType = MyObject__c.myField__c.class;
String myObjectName = myObjectType.toString(); // You can use getName() as well

That code will give you the Type of MyObject__c class. Then you can use all the methods for Type class in Apex like toString() or getName() to get the String name of MyObject__c.

Please check the Salesforce Type Class for more info.

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Jason Clark - 3 years ago

Sorely needed. In an effort to eliminate SObject/Field names as strings in code (for example, when querying tooling API), we are using Field Tokens/Describes, e.g., Account.LastName.getDescribe().getName(). But to query FieldDefintion in the Tooling API, you need to know the SObject as well. Given a method that takes a field token (Account.LastName), would be nice if the method could get the SObject token directly.

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Scott Pelak

4 years ago

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