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Im trying to pull in the default value set in the configuration for a Long Text Area field we created on the Case object. How do we retrieve that value through Apex? The following returns a "null". 

Schema.DescribeFieldResult f = Schema.sObjectType.Case.fields.CustomField__c;
f = f.getSObjectField().getDescribe();
System.debug('Default Value is: ' + f.getDefaultValue());

The debug returns "null", so

"Default Value is: null".

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    What is wrong with the code you have? What's not working? Also, what is the default value set to?
    – Sebastian Kessel
    Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 20:29
  • Thank you for the response. The debug returns "null", so "Default Value is: null". It just has some standard text in it that the user will do multiple things with, including copying and pasting multiple versions of that same text in that field.
    – user891859
    Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 20:54
  • Is it plain text or a formula?
    – Sebastian Kessel
    Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 20:55
  • Mostly text, but uses the BR() function for line breaks. So a formula.
    – user891859
    Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 20:57

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Reset to default
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The documentation is unclear in this, but here go two options:

  1. You can try .getDefaultValueFormula(). The documentation for this is "glorious":

    Returns the default value specified for this field if a formula is not used.

    But what it means that it will return the value with the formula configured.

  2. Alternatively, and I repurposed @AdrianLarson's answer from here, you can do this:

    Case defaults = (Case) Case.sObjectType.newSObject(/*recordTypeId*/ null, /*loadDefaultValues*/ true);

System.debug(Case.CustomField__c);

    I don't thing it performs as well but should do the trick

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  • I was wondering if we should flag as a dupe.
    – Adrian Larson ♦
    Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 21:11
  • It’s marginal. I think there might be enough difference with your original post that merits its own question.
    – Sebastian Kessel
    Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 21:15
  • This worked perfectly. Thank you both! I used #2.
    – user891859
    Commented Jan 17, 2020 at 15:04

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