Apex Reference Guide

Apex Reference Guide
Release Notes
Apex DML Operations
ApexPages Namespace
AppLauncher Namespace
Approval Namespace
Auth Namespace
Cache Namespace
Canvas Namespace
ChatterAnswers Namespace
CommerceBuyGrp Namespace
CommerceExtension Namespace
CommerceOrders Namespace
CommercePayments Namespace
CommerceTax Namespace
commonserviceexcellence Namespace
ComplianceMgmt Namespace
Compression Namespace
ConnectApi Namespace
Context Namespace
Database Namespace
Datacloud Namespace
DataRetrieval Namespace
DataSource Namespace
DataWeave Namespace
Dom Namespace
embeddedai Namespace
EventBus Namespace
ExternalService Namespace
Flow Namespace
Flowtesting Namespace
flowuiruntime Namespace
FormulaEval Namespace
disputemanagement Namespace
fsccashflow Namespace
fsccomplaintmanagement Namespace
fschousehold Namespace
fscserviceprocesses Namespace
fscwmgen Namespace
industriespersonalizedfinance Namespace
Functions Namespace
ise_bots_apex Namespace
IssueCreditMemo Namespace
ind_mfg_sample_mgmt_apex Namespace
industriesNlpSvc
IndustriesDigitalLending Namespace
Invocable Namespace
InvoiceWriteOff Namespace
IsvPartners Namespace
KbManagement Namespace
LxScheduler Namespace
Messaging Namespace
Metadata Namespace
PlaceQuote Namespace
Pref_center Namespace
Process Namespace
QuickAction Namespace
renew_assets_summary Namespace
Reports Namespace
RevSignaling Namespace
RevSalesTrxn Namespace
RichMessaging Namespace
RulesAppln Namespace
runtime_industries_cpq Namespace
runtime_industries_insurance Namespace
Schema Namespace
ChildRelationship Class
DataCategory Class
DataCategoryGroupSobjectTypePair Class
DescribeColorResult Class
Describe​DataCategoryGroupResult Class
Describe​DataCategoryGroupStructureResult Class
DescribeFieldResult Class
DescribeIconResult Class
DescribeSObjectResult Class
DescribeTabResult Class
DescribeTabSetResult Class
DisplayType Enum
FieldDescribeOptions Enum
FieldSet Class
FieldSetMember Class
PicklistEntry Class
RecordTypeInfo Class
SOAPType Enum
SObjectDescribeOptions Enum
SObjectField Class
SObjectType Class
Search Namespace
setup_flow_performance Namespace
Sfc Namespace
Sfdc_Checkout Namespace
Sfdc_Enablement Namespace
sfdc_surveys Namespace
sfdw Namespace
sfsqlquery Namespace
Site Namespace
Slack Namespace
Support Namespace
System Namespace
TerritoryMgmt Namespace
TxnSecurity Namespace
UserProvisioning Namespace
VisualEditor Namespace
Wave Namespace
Appendices
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DisplayType Enum

A Schema.DisplayType enum value is returned by the field describe result's getType method.

Namespace

Schema

Type Field Value What the Field Object Contains
ADDRESS Address values
ANYTYPE Any value of the following types: String, Picklist, Boolean, Integer, Double, Percent, ID, Date, DateTime, URL, or Email.
BASE64 Base64-encoded arbitrary binary data (of type base64Binary)
BOOLEAN Boolean (true or false) values
COMBOBOX Comboboxes, which provide a set of enumerated values and allow the user to specify a value not in the list
COMPLEXVALUE Complex Value Type (CVT)
CURRENCY Currency values
DATACATEGORYGROUPREFERENCE Reference to a data category group or a category unique name
DATE Date values
DATETIME DateTime values
DOUBLE Double values
EMAIL Email addresses
ENCRYPTEDSTRING Encrypted string
FLOATARRAY Array of float values, reserved for future use.
ID Primary key field for an object
INTEGER Integer values
JSON JSON format
LOCATION Location values, including latitude and longitude.
LONG Long values
MULTIPICKLIST Multi-select picklists, which provide a set of enumerated values from which multiple values can be selected
PERCENT Percent values
PHONE Phone numbers. Values can include alphabetic characters. Client applications are responsible for phone number formatting.
PICKLIST Single-select picklists, which provide a set of enumerated values from which only one value can be selected
REFERENCE Cross-references to a different object, analogous to a foreign key field
SOBJECT An sObject variable represents a row of data and can only be declared in Apex using the SOAP API name of the object.
STRING String values
TEXTAREA String values that are displayed as multiline text fields
TEXTARRAY Array of text values, reserved for future use.
TIME Time values
URL URL values that are displayed as hyperlinks

Usage

For more information, see Field Types in the Object Reference for Salesforce. For more information about the methods shared by all enums, see Enum Methods.