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I have some VF code that is working - basically, I have a custom object form and I am updating the fields via components like this:

 <apex:repeat value="{!jewishEducationalHistoryFields}"   var="fieldAPI" >
   <apex:variable value="{!requiredMap[fieldAPI.Field_API_Name__c]}" var="reqd">
      <apex:outputLabel value="{!labelMap[fieldAPI.Field_API_Name__c]}" html-class="field-label"/>
      <apex:inputField required="{!reqd}" html-class="{!fieldAPI.Field_CSS__c}" value="{!form[fieldAPI.Field_API_Name__c]}" />
  </apex:variable>

Note the syntax in the inputField tag. Note that the variable fieldAPI.Field_API_Name__c is a String. This is working.

If I modify the syntax slightly, and instead pass in a String variable directly, like below, then I get the classic error message that inputfield can only be used with sObjects, and it complains specifically about this binding.

<apex:variable value="Name_of_School__c" var="localFieldName">
    <apex:variable value="{!requiredMap[localFieldName]}" var="reqd">
      <apex:outputLabel value="{!labelMap[localFieldName]}" html-class="field-label" />
      <apex:inputField required="{!reqd}" value="{!form[localFieldName]}" />
    </apex:variable>
</apex:variable>

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Note: I have also tried storing the literal value Name_of_School__c in a String variable on the controller and passing that in, and I get the same error.

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  • You need to extract the info from Name of school and put it in an iterable
    – Eric
    Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 2:20
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    You can use inputText
    – Santanu Boral
    Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 2:27
  • @Eric I tried doing that by putting it in a String and got the same result. Does it need to be a SF object, not just a string?
    – user3979986
    Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 2:28
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    You are missing the {!} as well right?
    – Eric
    Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 3:41

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You can use <apex:inputText required="{!reqd}" value="{!form[localFieldName]}" /> as <apex:inputField/> is applicable to SObjects.

For more info, refer apex:inputText

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As you told form is a sObject here, then you can bind sObject fields dynamically. check this link : http://forceschool.blogspot.in/2011/06/dynamic-binding-when-object-name-is.html

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  • I am not having trouble with that one - form[] syntax is working for me. It is the form[localFieldName] syntax which is not working ..
    – user3979986
    Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 2:28
  • form is a map here?
    – Pragati Jain
    Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 2:35
  • form is a custom sObject, not a map.
    – user3979986
    Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 2:45
  • I think you have to check this link forceschool.blogspot.in/2011/06/….
    – Pragati Jain
    Commented Aug 30, 2016 at 2:51

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