template generate apex class

Generate an Apex class.

Description for template generate apex class

Generates the Apex *.cls file and associated metadata file. These files must be contained in a parent directory called “classes” in your package directory. Either run this command from an existing directory of this name, or use the –output-dir flag to generate one or point to an existing one.

Aliases for template generate apex class

force:apex:class:create

apex:generate:class

Flags

Flag Name (Long)	Flag Name (Short)	Description
`‑‑api‑version`	N/A	Type: Value Override the api version used for api requests made by this command
`‑‑flags‑dir`	N/A	Type: Value Import flag values from a directory.
`‑‑json`	N/A	Type: Boolean Format output as json.
`‑‑name`	`‑n`	Type: Value Required Name of the generated Apex class. The name can be up to 40 characters and must start with a letter.
`‑‑output‑dir`	`‑d`	Type: Value Default value: `.` Directory for saving the created files. The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory. The default is the current directory.
`‑‑template`	`‑t`	Type: Value Valid Values: `ApexException`, `ApexUnitTest`, `BasicUnitTest`, `Batchable`, `DefaultApexClass`, `InboundEmailService`, `Queueable` Default value: `DefaultApexClass` Template to use for file creation. Supplied parameter values or default values are filled into a copy of the template.

Examples for template generate apex class

Generate two metadata files associated with the MyClass Apex class (MyClass.cls and MyClass.cls-meta.xml) in the current directory:

1sf template generate apex class --name MyClass

Similar to previous example, but generates the files in the “force-app/main/default/classes” directory:

1sf template generate apex class --name MyClass --output-dir force-app/main/default/classes