Editing Records with List Controllers

You can edit a set of records using list controllers, too. For example, if you create a page with the following markup:

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17<apex:page standardController="Opportunity" recordSetVar="opportunities" tabStyle="Opportunity" sidebar="false">
18    <apex:form >
19        <apex:pageBlock >
20            <apex:pageMessages />
21            <apex:pageBlockButtons >
22                <apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!save}"/>
23            </apex:pageBlockButtons>
24            <apex:pageBlockTable value="{!opportunities}" var="opp">
25                <apex:column value="{!opp.name}"/>
26                <apex:column headerValue="Stage">
27                    <apex:inputField value="{!opp.stageName}"/>
28                </apex:column>
29                <apex:column headerValue="Close Date">
30                    <apex:inputField value="{!opp.closeDate}"/>
31                </apex:column>
32            </apex:pageBlockTable>      
33        </apex:pageBlock>
34    </apex:form>
35</apex:page>

you see a page that allows you to update and save the Stage and Close Date on your opportunities, like the following: An Apex page containing a list of opportunities and edit fields for the stage and close date of those opportunities

An Apex page containing a list of opportunities and edit fields for the stage and close date of those opportunities

For more information, see Mass-Updating Records with a Custom List Controller.

Command buttons and links that are associated with save, quicksave, or edit actions in a list controller are not rendered if the user does not have the appropriate permissions. Likewise if no particular record is associated with a page, command buttons and links associated with the edit actions are not rendered.

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Visualforce Developer’s Guide

Editing Records with List Controllers