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I have this query: List<sobject> query_result = Database.query(query);

with query = SELECT Email,Fax,(SELECT Status,Type FROM Cases),(SELECT CreatedDate FROM Tasks)FROM Contact WHERE Id =

How can I browse all results (Cases, Tasks , Contact) to store them separately in new lists?

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To access the related lists you first need to cast the generic SObject type to the correct type:

List<Contact> contactList = new List<Contact>();
for (SObject sob : query_result) {
    Contact c = (Contact) sob;
    contactList.add(c);
    List<Case> caseList = c.Cases;
    List<Task> taskList = c.Tasks;
    // Do whatever you want here with the lists
}

Bear in mind that you will have a separate list of cases and tasks per contact.

You don't explain why you are using a dynamic query; it would be simpler to just use static SOQL:

List<Contact> contactList = [select ... from Contact ... where ...];
for (Contact c : contactList) {
    List<Case> caseList = c.Cases;
    List<Task> taskList = c.Tasks;
    // Do whatever you want here with the lists
}

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If you want to avoid any specific types and just use SObject methods:

for (SObject sob : query_result) {
    List<SObject> caseList = sob.getSObjects('Cases');
    List<SObject> taskList = sob.getSObjects('Tasks');
    // Do whatever you want here with the lists
}
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  • Thanks. I'm using dynamic query because I'm building app where user choose fields for a SObject & children, I store choices and I have to query and display results in vfp Commented Nov 13, 2014 at 12:55
  • @AmineDarkaoui Makes sense. Just wanted to ask because sometimes dynamic SOQL is used where static SOQL would be better.
    – Keith C
    Commented Nov 13, 2014 at 12:57
  • Is it possible to replace c.Cases with c.get('Cases') so I can dynamically get all the child fields without using static declaration. Commented Nov 13, 2014 at 14:52
  • @AmineDarkaoui Yes there is an SObject.getSObjects method that does that. There are several other methods that you may find useful too so take a look at the sObject Class documentation. So if you want to you can implement the whole thing without explicit types. See the added "PS".
    – Keith C
    Commented Nov 13, 2014 at 14:55

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