Questions tagged [string]
In computer programming, a string is traditionally a sequence of characters, either as a literal constant or as some kind of variable. In Apex it is considered as any set of characters surrounded by single quotes.
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Blob is not a Valid UTF-8 String - Only after “–”
I created a CSV parser that parses CSV's from static resources.
I am returned with a Blob is not a Valid UTF-8 String error when parsing the character: "–" different from "-". The "–" is apparently ...
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Error in Ternary Operator
This is my code snippet ,
string.isBlank(distributorId) ? gen.writeNullField(DISTRIBUTORID):gen.writeStringField(DISTRIBUTORID,distributorId);
why it is throwing me error Expression cannot be a ...
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Error escaping double quotes in large JSON string in Apex
I have large JSON response that I am trying to escape all instances of strings that are problematic for deserialization but am having some issues.
Using .replaceAll works but that throws a "Regex too ...
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Extra Comma at the end of the string
I want to generate the string as number1, number2, number3 with the following code.
String accountNumbers = '';
for(Account Acc: solvAccounts){
accountNumbers = accountNumbers + '' + ...
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How to handle both a single item and an array for the same property [duplicate]
I have an incoming JSON payload that with the parameter device_config. This parameter might be, at times, sent as an array of strings or a string. How would I handle this parameter when its being sent
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Invalid conversion from String to List<Any> then invalid conversion from List<Any> to String with same string
I am trying get the device_config field from a deserialized JSON packet and cast it as a List<Object> I keep getting the following error Invalid conversion from runtime type String to List<...
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DateTime Format Outputting Wrong Time
I am currently building an external web application using MVC. I need to format the DateTime to match Salesforce's format so I can push it up via API endpoints.
The DateTime picker in my View works ...
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Is there any way to convert a PDF blob value to string in Apex / Javascript lightning controller
I am in need of a way to get a PDF to a readable string format so I can search for specific values in the PDF. But from what i've found so far Apex is unable to get the blob value converted into a ...
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How to get id from concatenation of string in loop
I am looping trough some records and want to get the related id. This works fine as invoice.BillingAccount__r.BillToId__c. In my case BillToId__c is a field that I get from a custom metadata setting. ...
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Remove time stamp from personalization strings
I looking for a way to remove the time stamp of a date field when using personalization strings.
I got this format when using PS: 3/1/2020 12:00:00 AM. I want to remove that part "12:00:00 AM".
Here ...
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Checking if sequence of CHAR are in String
I am struggling with the below example. So basically I want to see if a contact is the Chief Operations Officer. Many of these individuals have the title "COO". So I am running into the following ...
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How to generate a stringset of s stringset with unique values
I have a string Set with a set of strings which is a combination of timestamp a recordid.
How do I create a new string Set in a neat way with only the records with the latest timestamps
Example:
...
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Convert object as string to json
I have an object which is converted to string in a text field. How can I convert this to a JSON string.
String of object:
Profile:[UID=, crmId=0000o00002XXXXxXXX, email=top@top.com, firstname=null, ...
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How do I remove repeating parts?
I'm trying to remove a substring with \n + random dateTime value + created date time.. My code works, but I want to make it prettier. How do I remove repeating parts by different conditions? If it's ...
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Need superscript of # in apex
I have one string which needs to change with Superscript
string str="ABC#";
I want add replace superscript with #.
please suggest
Let me Explain with Example
Suppose I enetered a string
**My Name ...
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System.StringException: Ending position out of bounds:
I am getting the titled error
System.StringException: Ending position out of bounds:99
for the below code:
CusObj2.ProdName__c=CusObj2.Name__c.substring(0,99);
All I want to do is truncate the ...
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CSV file string parsing by newline error
I'm trying to write unit tests. The unit tests have input of a stringed csv file. So I'm having csvFileDataAsString as the simulated input.
String csvFileDataAsString = 'Column1,Column2,Column3\...
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Check string value isblank or null in lightning Component's controller [duplicate]
In Lightning Component controller checking blank and undefined for a string variable.
var AccAsset = component.find("AccountAsset").get("v.value");
if(String.isBlank(AccAsset) || AccAsset == '...
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How to filter in a batch query on dates
I have a soql query in a batch process where I want to filter on dates. I currently get the error: First error: unexpected token: Start_Date__c. How do I advoid this?
Apex
global Database....
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setting a large http body
I am trying to send a http request with a large string Body; however, salesforce complaints about the size of the string, the error as follows:
caused by: System.StringException: String length ...
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Concatenate only unique value in string
I have a requirement where I need to merge value in a multiselect picklist with value in some other record.
So the final record updated should have sum total of all the values among the 2 records, i....
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How to pass set<id> dynamically to soql [duplicate]
I have a dynamic Soql in which I want to pass a set.
I get an error:
System.QueryException: expecting a colon, found '{'
Anonymous window
Set<Id> idSet = new Set<Id> ();
idSet.add('...
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Is there a simple way to get the values of a list in a comma separated string all in once
I have a custom metadata type in which I want to add the API names of some custom fields to use the values in a Dynamic Soql. I used a list to get the values of the custom metadata fields. Is there a ...
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ԥ character (Pe with descender) not working in soql where clause
We have a scenario wherein we receive characters like ԄԪԥñ¿¡ from a API. We then query on a object which has a field value equal to the response. It works for most of the languages but for some ...
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DateTime.ValueOf(myString) returns date completely wrong
I'm not sure why this is happening.
When I run
System.Debug(DateTime.valueOf('2019-14-11 10:55:46 pm'));
in Execute Anonymous I'm expecting it to return the same date but in a DateTime.
However,...
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Comparing String Variables give different results
I was working on a POC and as a process of which I ran into a weird issue of comparing two strings differently gives different results. I might be missing something simple but wanted to see if there ...
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deserialize data from stringify data
I have read many posts regarding this but I m not able to to deserialize the data . So please can anyone help me with it.
serialized data:
"fieldlist" : JSON.stringify(selfield)
but I m not able ...
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Ending position out of bounds: 10
I am trying to get the first 10 characters from "Patient_Name__c" field into the "Patient_Id_Help__c" field but when i run the batch class it is throwing the error as "Ending position out of bounds: ...
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Apex : Escape character issue in json deserialization
I have an api response which is been parsed to a map using JSON.deserializeUntyped function. In the response , i have a key value pair as:
'{"primaryuser": "test\\test"}'
When i try to fetch it from ...
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How to fetch the values from the String to store in a seprate string upto certain part
Hi I need to store the certain part of the string and store it in a separate integer variable.
My Final
string getResult = {"httpStatus":200,"httpRequestUri":"/sfsImagingservices/documents/followup/...
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Merge string is not working to display PDF
I am using below code to merge two pdf into one page,
Apex Class
public String pdf {
get {
PageReference pg = new PageReference('/apex/demoVF');
Blob b = pg.getContentAsPDF();
...
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How to list of string can separate with commas and single quotes in apex salesforce [closed]
If my list of string is in format like 'United kindom,US,EUROPE,Canda';
String result = '';
for(string str: countries){
result = result + ',' + str;
}
string output = result.removeStart(',');
...
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Why does trim() NOT remove char 160?
I have a scenario where the label of a PicklistEntry contains a char 160 (non breaking space) at the end of the value. So when I call pe.label.getChars() the array output is the following characters: (...
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Escaping HTML in JSON in rest callout
I am sending some html content inside json in the body of a REST callout from Salesforce to Dotdigital per their specs which is working well overall.
string.escapeHTML4 is handling most of the ...
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Escaping reserved characters from a string stored in custom setting
I want to get mykey stored in custom setting and escape the reserved characteres.
originalstring = 'abc123def'pqr456\eryt' ;
// escaping the reserved charatcters
String ...
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Sort AlphaNumeric versions
How to sort the Version(i.e) '1.4.7','5.19.0','5.18.0','5.14.1','5.8.1','5.8.2','5.20.1','5.20.0' something like this. Initially tried with splitting by DOT and then comparing the First value in a ...
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How to choose using Collection<Id> rather than Collection<String>, or the opposite?
During a conference call with a collegue, I saw him using list of Strings while using Ids, referencing to a list of Ids ;
I asked him why this choice, he answered 'Ids are strings so it's about the ...
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De-duplicate value from string with delimiter using ampscript
I have an issue with a string variable which unfortunately contains several values(Phone numbers) with ; as the delimiter.
When the string contains several unique numbers it will list them ...
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String.replaceAll not able to replace String escape character
While making an API Call, my json String is containing \, which I want to remove. But I am not able to do so, by using the replaceAll method of String class. Can anyone please help?
The json request ...
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separation characters between picklists value - Set
I have 6 multi picklists.
I pushed all the selected values into Set
For Example:
Picklist A:
Cherry
Apple
Picklist B:
Apricots
Avocado
Picklist C:
Banana
Blackberries
Blackcurrant
...
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String variable takes null value randomly after the first execution
In the first execution checkNumber takes the value from visualforce page properly.But after that sometimes checkNumber takes null value and shows the 'Please enter at least one search criteria' error ...
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Render if variable contains text value in visualforce
I am trying to use render if condition on a viasualforce based on a value containing a string but this seems not to work. What am I missing? See:
<apex:pageBlock title="Manuals">
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Replace single quotes
I need to replace single quotes. However, I cannot use the "
double quote character. Therefore, I cannot do something like this:
String s = "Hello 'thanks' bye";
s = s.replaceAll("'", "\\'");
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Refer a string as a field API name
Is it possible to refer a string as a field API name?
I'm trying to achieve something like below:
Method(string fieldAPI){
Contact con = new Contact();
con.fieldAPI = 'Abc';
update con;
}
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Is it possible to override String.split function in Salesforce Apex?
I want to override split function of String class with one more parameter.
Is it possible?
String s = 'aKey:aValue::bKey:bValue::cKey:cValue';
Map<String, String> mapS = s.split(':', 0, '::');
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Illegal assignment from Id to List
I have a real quick question.
Usually when I want to get a list of IDs as a List i'll do something like:
List<String> voterIds = [select ID, from Vote__c where suggestion__c =: recordId].ID;
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TimeZone.getTimeZone(tz) where String tz equals a supported (I think) timeZoneIdString throws 'Method does not exist or incorrect signature' error
Converting code to utilize the TimeZone class for easier maintainability. For now, I'm stuck relying on a pseudo-timezone field on contacts (c.Time_Zone__c below) to make the determination and setting ...
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String parse to Date yymmdd
I wrote a question below :
String parse to Date yyyymmdd
But now I'm facing a new similar question :
What if I want to parse a string yymmdd to a date?
for example :
190503 instead of 20190503.
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System.DmlException: Insert failed. STRING_TOO_LONG, Body: data value too large
I have a string which has a length of 89308 which represents a PDF document.
I want to store this data into a ContentVersion like this:
ContentVersion contentVersion = new ContentVersion(
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Unable to parse unicode characters as a string anymore
A few week ago, my api code that parsed a String just fine, all of the sudden doesn't work when the passed in string is unicode characters.. Here is my code:
class Degree {
String title;
}
class ...
