Apex Reference Guide

Apex Reference Guide
Release Notes
Apex DML Operations
ApexPages Namespace
Action Class
Action Constructors
Action Methods
Component Class
IdeaStandardController Class
IdeaStandardSetController Class
KnowledgeArticleVersionStandardController Class
Message Class
StandardController Class
StandardSetController Class
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
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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Action Class

You can use ApexPages.Action to create an action method that you can use in a Visualforce custom controller or controller extension.

Namespace

ApexPages

Usage

For example, you could create a saveOver method on a controller extension that performs a custom save.

Instantiation

The following code snippet illustrates how to instantiate a new ApexPages.Action object that uses the save action:
1ApexPages.Action saveAction = new ApexPages.Action('{!save}');

Action Constructors

The following are constructors for Action.

Action(action)

Creates a new instance of the ApexPages.Action class using the specified action.

Signature

public Action(String action)

Parameters

  • action: Type: String The action.

Action Methods

The following are methods for Action. All are instance methods.

getExpression()

Returns the expression that is evaluated when the action is invoked.

Signature

public String getExpression()

Return Value

Type: String

invoke()

Invokes the action.

Signature

public System.PageReference invoke()

Return Value

Type: System.PageReference