template generate apex class

Generate an Apex class.

Generates the Apex *.cls file and associated metadata file. These files must be contained in a parent directory called “classes” in your package directory. Either run this command from an existing directory of this name, or use the –output-dir flag to generate one or point to an existing one.

force:apex:class:create

apex:generate:class

Flag Name (Long)Flag Name (Short)Description
‑‑api‑versionN/AType: Value

Override the api version used for api requests made by this command
‑‑flags‑dirN/AType: Value

Import flag values from a directory.
‑‑jsonN/AType: Boolean

Format output as json.
‑‑name‑nType: Value
Required

Name of the generated Apex class.

The name can be up to 40 characters and must start with a letter.
‑‑output‑dir‑dType: Value
Default value: .

Directory for saving the created files.

The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory. The default is the current directory.
‑‑template‑tType: Value
Valid Values: ApexException, ApexUnitTest, BasicUnitTest, DefaultApexClass, InboundEmailService
Default value: DefaultApexClass

Template to use for file creation.

Supplied parameter values or default values are filled into a copy of the template.

Generate two metadata files associated with the MyClass Apex class (MyClass.cls and MyClass.cls-meta.xml) in the current directory:

Similar to previous example, but generates the files in the “force-app/main/default/classes” directory: