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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