how multiple values from a multi-select picklist represented in Apex

Question

In a single record, a user selects multiple values from a multi-select picklist. How are the selected values represented in Apex?

Anzar, you know you could have simply created a multi-select picklist field in your org, populated it, and then queried for it using the Developer Console to figure this out — cropredy, Dec 28, 2015 at 21:52
Yep @cropredy. I tried that out and found the selected multiple values are separated by semicolons. "Value1;Value2:Value3" — MnZ, Dec 16, 2016 at 4:16

Brian Mansfield · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-28 21:18:39Z

14

A string with the selected values separated by a semicolon:

Account fruitVendor = [SELECT Fruits_Sold__c FROM Account WHERE Name = 'I Sell Fruits'];
System.debug(fruitVendor.Fruits_Sold__c);

15:11:33:027 USER_DEBUG [2]|DEBUG|Apple;Banana;Orange;Grape

answered Dec 28, 2015 at 21:06

Brian Mansfield

6,3625 gold badges36 silver badges69 bronze badges

Add a comment |

1 Answer 1