Different Data Types in Salesforce
In Salesforce, there are different kinds of data types depending on conditions. The five different data types in API:
- ID
- String
- Boolean
- Double
- Varies by type
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Different Field Types Depending on the Data Types
| ID |
Look up relational, master–detail relationship |
| String |
Auto number, email, phone, multi-select picklist, text, text area, long text area, rich text area, data category group reference, and URL |
| Boolean |
Checkbox |
| Double |
Currency, formula, number, percent, and roll-up summary |
| Varies by type |
Formula field |
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Different Field Types
| Field Type |
Description |
| Address |
A compound data type that contains address field data |
| AnyType |
A polymorphic data type that returns a string, picklist, reference, Boolean, currency, int, double, percent, ID, date, DateTime, URL, or email data depending on the kind of field involved |
| Calculated |
A field that is defined by a formula |
| Combobox |
A Combobox, which includes a set of enumerated values and allows the user to specify a value, not on the list |
| Currency |
Currency values |
| DataCategoryGroupReference |
Reference to a data category group or a category unique name |
| Email |
Email addresses |
| EncryptedString |
An encrypted text field that contains any combination of letters/numbers/symbols stored in an encrypted form; you can set up a maximum length of up to 175 characters; available in API versions 11.0 and later |
| ID |
A primary key field for an object |
| JunctionIdList |
A string array of referenced ID values representing the many-to-many relationship of an underlying junction entity; you have to query and manipulate the string array to query and manipulate the underlying junction entities in a single API call |
| Location |
A compound data type that contains latitude and longitude values for geolocation fields |
| Masterrecord |
When records are merged, the ID of the record that is saved (the other records are deleted) |
| Multipicklist |
Multi-select picklist includes a set of enumerated values from which multiple values can be selected |
| Percent |
Percentage values |
| Phone |
Phone numbers; values can include alphabetic characters; client applications are responsible for phone number formatting |
| Picklist |
Picklist includes a set of enumerated values from which one value can be selected |
| Reference |
Cross-references to a different object; analogous to a foreign key field in SQL |
| Textarea |
A string that is displayed as a multi-line text field |
| URL |
URL values; usually, client applications should display these as hyperlinks |
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- TAB menu: In this, all tabs are arranged in a row.
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