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ApexClass

Represents an Apex class.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search()update(), upsert()

Fields

Field	Details
ApiVersion	Type double Properties Create, Filter, Sort, Update Description The API version for this class. Every class has an API version specified at creation.
Body	Type textarea Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description The Apex class definition. Limit: 1 million characters.
BodyCrc	Type double Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The CRC (cyclic redundancy check) of the class or trigger file.
IsValid	Type boolean Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Indicates whether any dependent metadata has changed since the class was last compiled (`true`) or not (`false`). The default value is `false`.
LengthWithoutComments	Type int Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Length of the class without comments.
Name	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update Description Name of the class. Limit: 255 characters
NamespacePrefix	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The namespace prefix that is associated with this object. Each Developer Edition org that creates a managed package has a unique namespace prefix. Limit: 15 characters. You can refer to a component in a managed package by using the `namespacePrefix__componentName` notation. The namespace prefix can have one of the following values. In Developer Edition orgs, NamespacePrefix is set to the namespace prefix of the org for all objects that support it, unless an object is in an installed managed package. In that case, the object has the namespace prefix of the installed managed package. This field’s value is the namespace prefix of the Developer Edition org of the package developer. In orgs that are not Developer Edition orgs, NamespacePrefix is set only for objects that are part of an installed managed package. All other objects have no namespace prefix.
Status	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description The current status of the Apex class. The following string values are valid: `Active`—The class is active. `Deleted`—The class is marked for deletion. This is useful for managed packages, because it allows a class to be deleted when a managed package is updated. `Inactive`—This option is unused and is only supported for ApexTrigger. For more information, see the Metadata API Developer Guide.

Usage

Although Apex classes and triggers have the Create and Update field properties, a runtime exception occurs if you try to create, update, or delete them using the API. Instead, use the Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code or the Ant Migration Tool to create or update Apex classes or triggers. Apex classes and triggers can’t be created, edited, or deleted in a production org. See Deploying Apex.

Object Reference for the Salesforce Platform

ApexClass

Supported Calls

Fields

Usage

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