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Lesson: 125 | SObject

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In Salesforce Apex, an sObject (short for "Salesforce Object") represents a record in the Salesforce database. It is the base type for all Salesforce objects, and it corresponds to a row of data in a table. In other words, sObject is the base class for all objects that can be persisted to the database, such as standard objects like Account, Contact, and custom objects defined by the user.

Key points about sObject in Apex:

Dynamic Typing: sObject provides dynamic typing, allowing you to work with different types of objects in a generic way. This is particularly useful when dealing with various record types in Salesforce.
Fields and Methods: sObject includes methods and properties that allow you to access and manipulate the fields of the underlying record, such as getting and setting field values.
Common Operations: You can perform common database operations on sObjects like insert, update, upsert, delete, and retrieve records from the database.
DML Operations: Data Manipulation Language (DML) operations, such as insert, update, and delete, are used to persist changes made to sObjects in the Salesforce database.
Database Querying: You can use SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language) queries to retrieve records based on certain criteria.

Here's a simple example illustrating the use of an sObject:

Create an Account sObject

Account acc = new Account();
acc.Name = 'Example Account';
acc.Industry = 'Technology';

insert acc;

Retrieve the Account record using SOQL and update it

Account retrievedAccount = [SELECT Id, Name, Industry FROM Account WHERE Id = 'ID Here' LIMIT 1];

retrievedAccount.Industry = 'Finance';
update retrievedAccount;

Delete an Account

Account retrievedAccount = [SELECT Id, Name, Industry FROM Account WHERE Id = 'ID HERE' LIMIT 1];

delete retrievedAccount;

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Lesson: 125 | SObject

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