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FieldDiff

Represents the name of a matching rule field and how the values of the field compare for the duplicate and its matching record.

Fields

Field	Details
difference	Type differenceType Description How the values of the matching rule field compare for the duplicate and its matching record. Possible values include: `Same`: Indicates the field values match exactly. `Different`: Indicates that the field values do not match. `Null`: Indicates that the field values are a match because both values are blank.
name	Type string Description The name of a field on a matching rule that detected duplicates.

Java Sample

Here is a sample that shows how to display the matching rule field differences when a duplicate is detected. See DuplicateResult for a full code sample that shows how to block users from entering duplicate leads and display an alert and a list of duplicates.

1for (FieldDiff f : mr.getFieldDiffs()) {
2    System.out.println("For field " + f.getName() + " field difference is "
3        + f.getDifference().name());
4}

SOAP API Developer Guide

FieldDiff

Fields

Java Sample