DataSource Namespace | Force.com Apex Code Developer's Guide

AuthenticationCapability Enum
Specifies the types of authentication that can be used to access the external system.

AuthenticationProtocol Enum
Determines what type of credentials are used to authenticate to the external system.

Capability Enum
Declares which functional operations the external system supports. Also specifies required endpoint settings for the external data source definition.

Column Class
Describes a column on a DataSource.Table.

ColumnSelection Class
Identifies the list of columns to return during a query or search.

Connection Class
Extend this class to enable your Salesforce organization to sync the external system’s schema and to handle queries and searches of the external data.

ConnectionParams Class
Contains the credentials for authenticating to the external system.

DataSourceUtil Class
Parent class for the DataSource.Provider and DataSource.Connection classes.

DataType Enum
Specifies the data types that are supported by the Apex Connector Framework.

Filter Class
Represents a WHERE clause in a SOSL or SOQL query.

FilterType Enum
Referenced by the type property on a DataSource.Filter.

IdentityType Enum
Determines which set of credentials is used to authenticate to the external system.

Order Class
Contains details about how to sort the rows in the result set. Equivalent to an ORDER BY statement in a SOQL query.

OrderDirection Enum
Specifies the direction for sorting rows based on column values.

Provider Class
Extend this base class to create a custom adapter for Lightning Connect. The class informs Salesforce of the functional and authentication capabilities that are supported by or required to connect to the external system.

QueryAggregation Enum
Specifies how to aggregate a column in a query.

QueryContext Class
An instance of QueryContext is provided to the query method on your DataSource.Connection class. The instance corresponds to a SOQL request.

QueryUtils Class
Contains helper methods to locally filter, sort, and apply limit and offset clauses to data rows. This helper class is provided for your convenience during early development and tests, but it isn’t supported for use in production environments.

ReadContext Class
Abstract base class for the QueryContext and SearchContext classes.

SearchContext Class
An instance of SearchContext is provided to the search method on your DataSource.Connection class. The instance corresponds to a search or SOSL request.

SearchUtils Class
Helper class for implementing search on a custom adapter for Lightning Connect.

Table Class
Describes a table on an external system that the Lightning Connect custom adapter connects to.

TableResult Class
Contains the results of a search or query.

TableSelection Class
Contains a breakdown of the SOQL or SOSL query. Its properties represent the FROM, ORDER BY, SELECT, and WHERE clauses in the query.

DataSource Exceptions
The DataSource namespace contains exception classes.