Apex Reference Guide
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SObjectField Class
A Schema.sObjectField object is returned from the
field describe result using the getController and getSObjectField methods.
Namespace
Example
1Schema.DescribeFieldResult F = Account.Industry.getDescribe();
2Schema.sObjectField T = F.getSObjectField();sObjectField Methods
The following are instance methods for sObjectField.
getDescribe()
Returns the describe field result for this field.
Signature
public Schema.DescribeFieldResult getDescribe()
Return Value
getDescribe(options)
Returns the describe field result for this field. This method also
provides an option to get all the describe field results for an object.
Signature
public Schema.DescribeFieldResult getDescribe(Object options)
Parameters
- options
- Type: Object
- Use this parameter to pass FieldDescribeOptions.FULL_DESCRIBE when a subset of system objects could
have different results for picklist values based on the context they're invoked in. This
parameter computes all aspects of describe field results.
For example, AIConversationContext.PersonType field is a picklist that contains a list of accessible object types.