Apex Reference Guide
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SubmitFormData Class
Namespace
Example
Use methods in the SubmitFormData class to retrieve the selected values in different form components:
1String buttonClickedId = formData.getButtonClicked();
2if (buttonClickedId == 'submitButton') {
3// Handle form submit
4} else if (buttonClickedId == 'cancelButton') {
5// Handle form cancel
6}
7
8String picklistValueOld = formData.getOldSelectedValue('myPicklist');
9String picklistValueNew = formData.getSelectedValue('myPicklist');
10if (picklistValueOld != picklistValueNew) {
11// Do something
12}
13
14List<String> checkboxValuesOld = formData.getOldSelectedValues('myCheckbox');
15List<String> checkboxValuesNew = formData.getSelectedValues('myCheckbox');
16if (checkboxValuesOld != null && checkboxValuesNew != null && (checkboxValuesOld.size() != checkboxValuesNew.size())) {
17// Do something
18}
19
20String textinputValueOld = formData.getOldStringValue('myTextinput');
21String textinputValueNew = formData.getStringValue('myTextinput');
22if (textinputValueOld != textinputValueNew) {
23// Do something
24}SubmitFormData Methods
The following are methods for SubmitFormData.
getButtonClicked()
Returns the field ID of the button that was clicked in the preference
form. For example, use this method to determine if the clicked button was
Submit or Cancel.
Signature
public String getButtonClicked()
Return Value
Type: String
getOldSelectedValue(fieldId)
Returns the value that was set for the specified field when the
preference form was previously edited by the user. This method is used for field types such as
picklist or radio buttons.
Signature
public String getOldSelectedValue(String fieldId)
Parameters
- fieldId
- Type: String
- Identifies a field in the preference form.
Return Value
Type: String
getOldSelectedValues(fieldId)
Returns a list of the string values that were set on a checkbox field
when the preference form was previously edited by the user.
Signature
public List<String> getOldSelectedValues(String fieldId)
Parameters
- fieldId
- Type: String
- Identifies a field in the preference form.
getOldStringValue(fieldId)
Returns the string value that was set on a field when the Preference
form was loaded. This method is used for field types such as text, and throws a TypeException
if used with a field that can return more than one value, like a checkbox
field.
Signature
public String getOldStringValue(String fieldId)
Parameters
- fieldId
- Type: String
- Identifies a field in the preference form.
Return Value
Type: String