Questions tagged [actionfunction]

A component that provides support for invoking controller action methods directly from JavaScript code using an AJAX request. An <apex:actionFunction> component must be a child of an <apex:form> component.

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Failed to initialize a component: No owner specified for component markup

I have a screen flow that calls an action "refreshPage" to refresh page after updating record. It was working fine for several months but recently it started to fail and give the following ...
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actionFunction - controller method doesn't run even though oncomplete does

I am trying to get a controller method to run using an onclick actionFunction, but the method does not appear to execute, even though the oncomplete does. Here is the code: Controller: public with ...
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ActionFunction doesn't seem to fire

I have a method in my controller class that supposed to parse a string and then save the values to an object. public void updateUserPreferences(String preferences) { System.debug(preferences); ...
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How can I rerender part of a repeated component form the parent Visualforce page?

I have a fairly simple Visualforce page which repeats a component and contains an action function called from within the component: <apex:form> <apex:actionFunction action="{!...
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Switching from @remoteaction to actionFunction due to "Visualforce Remoting Exception: Input too long" error

In very few words, I am hitting some sort of limit with a visualforce remote action, as I get the following error: Visualforce Remoting Exception: Input too long I reached out to Salesforce support, ...
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Will the use of apex:actionFunction result in a CSRF vulnerability?

I need the record to be updated when the visualforce page loads. In the apex:page tag, I utilised the action property to invoke the apex method that executes update DML. Salesforce considers an onload ...
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ActionFunction in custom component wrapped in repeater?

I've been having a problem with some of my code. I won't post the whole code, since the page is quite complex, but here's a simplified version. Essentially I have a visualforce page "TestPage&...
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Javascript visualforce upload file issue

I'm attempting to upload a file through a VF command link and action function [working on old unmanaged package :-( ]. For multiple rows in pageblocktable. I am having trouble deciding the id for each ...
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How to stop execution of apex:actionFunction on the basis of condition

I am calling two action functions one after the other. In first action function I am doing DML operation and in second action function i am calling API method. I want to stop execution of second ...
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Example for setBackground() method

I am trying to find an good example for setBackground() method on the action object, but came up with a code snippet that seems to be having lesser details. https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas....
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Visualforce page apex:actionfunction form validation

I have an action function that is being used to call a save method on controller which is reloading page. When I call this save method from a command button, there is a validation on the form fields ...
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Conditionally navigate from apex:actionFunction

We have an apex:actionFunction like so: <apex:actionFunction name="communityLogin" action="{!login}"> <apex:inputHidden value="{!username}" id="...
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Is it possible for one Visualforce Page / Apex Class to modify of another instance of itself?

I have an apex class mySenderClass with public {get;set;} variables that store values such as subject and HTML Body that I use in a Messaging.sendEmail method. Users open multiple tabs of the same VFP ...
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Unable to use rerender and oncomplete with apex:input file

I have checked that apex:inputfile does not work with rerender and oncomplete tags of action function. But I have seen there are some workaround. I tried using action region around other content, like ...
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apex action function not calling controller method

I am calling the controller method from action function but it is not getting called from the action function. Please review the below code. Visualforce Page <apex:outputPanel id="...
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unable to update boolean variable with actionfunction

I'm trying to update the boolean value named selected in wrapper class action support and onclick functions. Here is my code. Please let me know how to handle this <apex:outputPanel id="table2&...
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Can't get my component button to create a record and ideally get the Id back

Back again! Any help is greatly appreciated. I have a 'Save' button on my Component that calls an apex class which is supposed to create a record in a DML statement. I am not seeing any errors on the ...
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action.setCallback not executing to pass data back to component

Trying to get my head around coding in general so full disclaimer i'm new as they come! What I am trying to achieve is to pass an ID using force:hasRecordId on the aura:component to an APEX CLASS (...
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Process Builder or Workflow Updating Addresses "Country" based on "state/province"

Does anyone have experience creating a workflow where if the "State/Province" is (ex. IN, VI, MT, etc.) to auto-fill the country? I'm trying to prevent inconsistancies with Country spelling or Users ...
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Using Param in ActionFunction - Unexpected Token ':'

Using a simple action function and param to pass a value to a controller, but receiving the following in the browser. Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ':' Exception caught on ':' in ...
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How to Add spinner to SLDS VF page when button is clicked

I must be missing something here because the spinner does not show up, but not sure where the problem is. What am I missing? <li class="slds-button-group-item"> <apex:commandButton ...
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OnChange input picklist field page message is not showing

I am writing a VF page where my requirement is that I have a input picklist field. When I change the picklist value it is calling to controller method. And when in controller I have written a page ...
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Action Function On Complete Event

I have a VF Page where one link is to generate email of current detail page content. Once the email has been triggered to the user we need to show pop-up msg that the email has been sent. So i have a ...
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My Action Function is not Working with java script [closed]

Action Function not working. My apex code and visualforce page here below- public class BBH_Survey { public String Survey_res {get;set;} Public BBH_Survey() { CasId='...
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calling to the server with actionfunction and settimeout

I have a search input on VF page which every character that printed on the keyboard will show the closest result, using actionFunction. for example : If I printed "uni" all accounts that they names ...
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ActionFunction is loosing letters when making a dynamic search

I have a search input which every character that printed on the keyboard will show the closest result, using actionFunction. for example : If I printed "uni" all accounts that they names include the ...
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How to adress rerender in visualforce page on pageload

I currently use the actionregion to rerender an image based on the input of a picklist field. This works by showing the image if I select the correct value in the picklist field. How do I do an ...
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Action Function nulling out values unless rerender is specified?

I have the following part in my visualforce page: <apex:form> <apex:actionFunction name="interestInShowConfirmed" action="{!interestInShowConfirmed}" /> <apex:actionFunction ...
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rerender does not work when the outputPanel id is made unique

<apex:page id="idPageComponent" standardController='Case' extension='testController'> <apex:form id="idForm"> <apex:actionFunction name="testMethod" action="{!testMethodDetails}" ...
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Selectoption value is not passed to controller

Status picklist values are : New,Pending,Closed. In onchange i am trying to pass selected picklist value . If i select New/Pending/Closed the value is passed to controller .But when i chose the ...
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HTML Editor Action Button

I am looking to create a form within HTML Editor with a submit button. From what I am reading, no functionality is available within HTML Editor. Can anyone confirm that this is correct? UPDATES:...
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Second apex method executing before the first one finishes

I have a vf page displaying several Multi select custom buttons. And I am calling a apex method every time one of the button is clicked from VF page using actionfunction. But if I click 2 buttons in ...
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Page Refreshing and Resetting Visualforce Parameters

Through a series of events, I have a visualforce component that When a apex:outputLink is clicked calls a component controller method Calls some javascript in the component The javascript calls an ...
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JSENCODE incorrect argument type

I have the following issue: var accountScheduler = "{!JSENCODE(Account.Number_Of_Due_Days__c)}"; Upon initializing the accountScheduler variable I receive the following error: Error: Incorrect ...
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ActionFunction call a controller method but "system.debug" messages are not printed

I have a visualforce page with a page component showing a list of object. I need to call a controller method when a user updates an <apex:inputField> in order to print in the log that value. ...
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Actionfunction onComplete works abnormally

Please help about the issue. I have onComplete on actionfunction called by button, and called function is another actionfunction that return PageReference for moving to next page. When I click button ...
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Dynamic Rendering of Div based on Apex Controller Value

I would like to reRender a Div based on some logic. Initially the div will be set as display:none as per the logic (Checking whether the variable is null or not). But after passing value to ...
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Actionfunction doesn't work

I cannot find the reason of this situation. Please help experts. I have several actionfunction and all of them are using for saving value to Controller variables. I this situation, one of them doesn'...
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When immediate="true" values in list does not persist

What i am simply trying here is to add one blank wrapper object in wrapperList on click of add another button. Issue is when i set immediate=true in commandLink or in actionFunction, code adds one ...
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generic timeout for apex:actionFunction

What I'm trying to do is to call function from apex controller on mu VF page with timeout. For this purpose I've decided to add next code <apex:actionFunction name="searchAuthProducts" action="{!...
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ActionFunction not getting called from JS method

So I created a custom lookup to provide a search functionality for a contact insert/edit table. The idea is that the user can "load"an existing contact instead of creating a duplicate in the system. ...
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Compare What User Typed in VF inputText with JavaScript

In the code below, I need to be able to use JS to call renderResults(); in my controller, only if a user clears the field where customerToClearSearchText goes on the VF page. If I remove the ...
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apex:actionFunction redirecting to URL with only the visualforce page on it

I am calling the actionFunction from javascript. I tried having return false; after the call as is suggested on a couple other questions I found but nothing works. I tried specifying the reRender prop ...
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Pass parameters by checking some condition to apex controller

I am trying to pass parameters by checking some condition inside the Javascript controller. Here's what i am trying to do:- CreateDiscrepancy: function(component, event, helper) { var ...
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how to get which action function is used?

I have these action functions: <apex:actionFunction name="save" action="{!SaveAccount}" oncomplete="executeSD();" status="sub-status"/> <apex:actionFunction name="executeSD" action="{!...
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Action Function Param Not Passing to Controller

EDIT: I needed to put a ReRender, but why? Trying to pass an action function param to the VFP's custom controller. The value is not passing as passedVariableString returns null on the debug. Where am ...
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Need to retrieve values from database without refreshing the entire page

I have a Visualforce page with picklist and associated fields with it. When the picklist value is no I want the other input field values that we have provided to be saved in the database after ...
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actionFunction doesn't work when not using all the parameters

I'm using the actionFunction to call a method to create payments from my visualforce page. The thing that changes is the payment type (sometimes its cash sometimes its check and sometimes both). The ...
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How to merge 2 similar apex controller method into 1 for 2 different <apex:actionFunction>

I have 2 different apex:actionFunction, one is for save, the other is for saveAndNew: <apex:form > <apex:actionFunction name="save" action="{!save}" status="sub-status"/> <apex:...
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apex:actionFunction not passing the parameters

I am currently trying to call an Apex controller function from an apex:actionFunction, but I can't seem to get the parameters to be passed to the controller function. ActionFunction <apex:...

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