This is the base class for all metadata
types. You cannot edit this object. A component is an instance of a metadata type.
Metadata is analogous to sObject, which represents all standard objects. Metadata represents
all components and fields in Metadata API.
Instead of identifying each component with an ID, each custom object or custom field has a unique fullName, which must
be distinct from standard object names, as it must be when you create
custom objects or custom fields in the Salesforce user
interface.
Version
Metadata components are available
in API version 10.0 and later.
Fields
| fullName |
string |
Required. The name of the component. If a field, the name must specify the parent object, for
example Account.FirstName. The __c suffix must
be appended to custom object names and custom field names when you are setting the
fullName. For example, a custom
field in a custom object could have a fullName of MyCustomObject__c.MyCustomField__c.To reference a component in a
package, prepend the package’s namespace prefix to the component name in the
fullName field. Use the
following syntax: namespacePrefix__ComponentName.
For example, for the custom field component MyCustomObject__c.MyCustomField__c and the namespace MyNS, the full name is MyNS__MyCustomObject__c.MyCustomField__c. A namespace prefix is a 1 to 15-character alphanumeric identifier that
distinguishes your package and its contents from other publishers’ packages. For
more information, see “Register a Namespace Prefix” in the Salesforce Help. |
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