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Disable Visualforce Buttons When Processing – apex:actionStatus

27 Dec

It is very handy to disable buttons after they have been pressed. This lets the user know that the button was in fact pressed, and it prevents the button’s action from being executed multiple times. The Visulforce component apex:actionStatus gives us an easy way to accomplish this. Here are some things to take note of in the example.

The command button must have a rerender parameter
Command buttons must be in an apex:outputPanel, so both buttons appear on the page when each apex:facet is active.
The action status will only disable one set of buttons for a apex:pageBlock at a time. If ‘both’ is specified for the button location, only the clicked set of buttons on top or bottom will be disabled while processing. I usually select only one location to prevent additional button clicks.
Add the immediate=”true” attribute to the Cancel. This bypasses Visualforce validation that would normally fire on the form.

ExamplePage.page


<apex:page controller="ExamplePageController">
 <apex:form >
  <apex:pageMessages id="errormsg" />
  <apex:pageBlock mode="maindetail">

    <apex:pageBlockButtons location="top">
    
     <apex:actionStatus id="SaveButtonStatus">
      <apex:facet name="stop">
       <apex:outputPanel >
        <apex:commandButton action="{!DoSave}" value="Save" status="SaveButtonStatus" rerender="errormsg" />
        <apex:commandButton action="{!DoCancel}" value="Cancel" immediate="true" />
       </apex:outputPanel>
      </apex:facet>
      <apex:facet name="start">
       <apex:outputPanel >
        <apex:commandButton value="Saving..." disabled="true" />
        <apex:commandButton value="Saving..." disabled="true" />
       </apex:outputPanel>
      </apex:facet>
     </apex:actionStatus>
     
    </apex:pageBlockButtons>

  </apex:pageBlock>

 </apex:form>
</apex:page>

<apex:page controller="ExamplePageController">

<apex:form >

<apex:pageMessages id="errormsg" />

<apex:pageBlock mode="maindetail">

<apex:pageBlockButtons location="top">

<apex:actionStatus id="SaveButtonStatus">

<apex:facet name="stop">

<apex:outputPanel >

<apex:commandButton action="{!DoSave}" value="Save" status="SaveButtonStatus" rerender="errormsg" />

<apex:commandButton action="{!DoCancel}" value="Cancel" immediate="true" />

</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:facet>

<apex:facet name="start">

<apex:outputPanel >

<apex:commandButton value="Saving..." disabled="true" />

</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:facet>

</apex:actionStatus>

</apex:pageBlockButtons>

</apex:pageBlock>

</apex:form>

</apex:page>

ExamplePageController.cls


public with sharing class ExamplePageController {

  public ExamplePageController() {
    // do constructor logic
  }
  
  public PageReference DoSave() {
    // do save logic
    return null;
  }
    public PageReference DoCancel() {
    // do cancel logic
    return null;
  }
}

public with sharing class ExamplePageController {

public ExamplePageController() {

// do constructor logic

}

public PageReference DoSave() {

// do save logic

return null;

}

public PageReference DoCancel() {

// do cancel logic

return null;

}

Eclipse Force.com IDE – Indent and Beautify Apex Code

23 Dec

Eclipse doesn’t currently offer an option to beautify Apex code. Sorry about the trick title. However, I will describe techniques that will help you clean up your code’s indentation. Neither way is perfect, but they have helped me make my code more readable. In the meantime, vote up this idea for the enhancement.

Method 1: Developer Console

This technique uses the Developer Console to indent the source code. Then we refresh the code in Eclipse.

In the Developer Console
Open the class
Select all or just a section of code to indent
Press Shift + Tab
Save
In Eclipse
Right-click the class name
Select ‘Force.com’ -> ‘Refresh from Server’

Method 2: NotePad++ with the TextFX plugin

If you use Windows and don’t have NotePad++, download it now. It is an incredibly helpful free text utility. The plugin called TextFX has a feature to reindent code. The menu for TextFX plugin appears after it is installed. The plugin feature is intended for C++, but it also works well for APEX. I think this does a better job than the Developer Console.

Copy your code from Eclipse
Paste it into a Notepad++ window
Select ‘TextFX’ -> ‘TextFX Edit’ -> ‘Reindent C++ code’
Copy the indented code
Paste it back into Eclipse

The function will indent with tabs by default. It can be changed to use spaces by selecting ‘Settings’ -> ‘Preferences…’ -> ‘Tab Settings’.

Bonus: Indent Visualforce

This can be done in the Eclipse Force.com IDE. However, be careful because it will sometimes remove an end bracket when it is in a style attribute. For example: <div style=”width: {!MyWidth}”> will end up like <div style=”width: {!MyWidth”>

Select the section of Visualforce code that you want to indent
Press Ctrl + Shift + F

Eclipse editor preferences control the number of spaces that Visualforce is indented. To change the spacing, select ‘Window’ -> ‘Preferences’. Expand ‘Web’ -> ‘HTML Files’ -> ‘Editor’.

Visualforce Datepicker Manipulation and Day of Week Display

18 Dec

Hide the Datepicker Link for the Current Date


<style type="text/css">
 .dateFormat {
   display: none; 
 }

.dateFormat {

display: none;

}

Show Years Before the Current Year in a Datepicker

Development would be a lot harder without stackexchange and stackoverflow. Thanks for this post that illustrated how to do this.
http://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/7944/standard-datepicker-year-values


  <script>
  (function() {
    var windowOnload = window.onload;
    window.onload = function() {
      if (windowOnload) windowOnload();
      var select = document.getElementById('calYearPicker');
      if (!select) return;

      select.innerHTML = '';
      var startYear = new Date().getFullYear() - 95;
      for (var year = startYear; year < startYear + 105; year++) {
        select.options[select.options.length] = new Option(year, year);
      }
    }
  }());
</script>

(function() {

var windowOnload = window.onload;

window.onload = function() {

if (windowOnload) windowOnload();

var select = document.getElementById('calYearPicker');

if (!select) return;

select.innerHTML = '';

var startYear = new Date().getFullYear() - 95;

for (var year = startYear; year < startYear + 105; year++) {

select.options[select.options.length] = new Option(year, year);

}

}());

</script>

Show a Datepicker on a Text Field

Thanks to these sources for the help figuring this out.
DeveloperForce Boards
Infallibletechie.com


<apex:form id=”myform”>
  <apex:inputText styleClass="cssbody" value="{!MyStringDate}" size="10" id="demo" onfocus="DatePicker.pickDate(false, this, false);" />
</apex:form>

<apex:form id=”myform”>

<apex:inputText styleClass="cssbody" value="{!MyStringDate}" size="10" id="demo" onfocus="DatePicker.pickDate(false, this, false);" />

</apex:form>

Show the Day of Week When a Date is Selected

The day of week is found by converting the input date into a datetime. Then we use the format method to give us the day of the week spelled out.


// use Date.valueOf for date type fields
DOW = DateTime.newInstance( Date.valueOf(MyObject.DateTypeField), Time.newInstance(0, 0, 0, 0) ).format('EEEE');
// use Date.parse for string variables
DOW = DateTime.newInstance( Date.parse(StringField), Time.newInstance(0, 0, 0, 0) ).format('EEEE');

// use Date.valueOf for date type fields

DOW = DateTime.newInstance( Date.valueOf(MyObject.DateTypeField), Time.newInstance(0, 0, 0, 0) ).format('EEEE');

// use Date.parse for string variables

DOW = DateTime.newInstance( Date.parse(StringField), Time.newInstance(0, 0, 0, 0) ).format('EEEE');

Code Examples

The examples below show how to remove the date link, show prior years in the datepicker, and add a datepicker to an field.

ExamplePageController.cls


public with sharing class ExamplePageController {
  public Contact MyContact {get; set;}
  public String StringDate {get; set;}
  public String StringDateDOW {get; set;}
  public String BirthdateDOW {get; set;}
  
  // create a temporary contact 
  public ExamplePageController() {
    MyContact = new Contact();
  }
  
  // find the day of the week for Birthdate.  Date.valueOf can be used with Date fields
  public PageReference FindBirthdateDOW() {
    try {
      BirthdateDOW = DateTime.newInstance( Date.valueOf(MyContact.Birthdate), Time.newInstance(0, 0, 0, 0) ).format('EEEE');
    } catch (exception e) {
      BirthdateDOW = '';
    } 
    return null;
  }
  
  // find the day of the week for StringDate.  Date.parse can be used with String fields
  public PageReference FindStringDateDOW() {
    try {
      StringDateDOW = DateTime.newInstance( Date.parse(StringDate), Time.newInstance(0, 0, 0, 0) ).format('EEEE');
    } catch (exception e) {
      StringDateDOW = '';
    } 
    return null;
  }
}

public with sharing class ExamplePageController {

public Contact MyContact {get; set;}

public String StringDate {get; set;}

public String StringDateDOW {get; set;}

public String BirthdateDOW {get; set;}

// create a temporary contact

public ExamplePageController() {

MyContact = new Contact();

}

// find the day of the week for Birthdate. Date.valueOf can be used with Date fields

public PageReference FindBirthdateDOW() {

try {

BirthdateDOW = DateTime.newInstance( Date.valueOf(MyContact.Birthdate), Time.newInstance(0, 0, 0, 0) ).format('EEEE');

} catch (exception e) {

BirthdateDOW = '';

}

return null;

}

// find the day of the week for StringDate. Date.parse can be used with String fields

public PageReference FindStringDateDOW() {

try {

StringDateDOW = DateTime.newInstance( Date.parse(StringDate), Time.newInstance(0, 0, 0, 0) ).format('EEEE');

} catch (exception e) {

StringDateDOW = '';

}

return null;

}

ExamplePage.page


<apex:page controller="ExamplePageController">
   <style type="text/css">
.dateFormat {
   display: none;
}
</style>
   <script>
  (function() {
    var windowOnload = window.onload;
    window.onload = function() {
      if (windowOnload) windowOnload();
      var select = document.getElementById('calYearPicker');
      if (!select) return;

      select.innerHTML = '';
      var startYear = new Date().getFullYear() - 95;
      for (var year = startYear; year < startYear + 105; year++) {
        select.options[select.options.length] = new Option(year, year);
      }
    }
  }());
  </script>
   <apex:form >
      <apex:pageBlock mode="maindetail">
         <apex:pageBlockSection >

            <!-- on change works for the native date field -->
            <apex:pageBlockSectionItem >
               <apex:outputLabel value="{!$ObjectType.Contact.Fields.Birthdate.Label}" />
               <apex:outputPanel >
                  <apex:inputField value="{!MyContact.birthdate}">
                     <apex:actionSupport event="onchange" action="{!FindBirthdateDOW}" rerender="PanelBirthdateDOW" />
                  </apex:inputField>
                  <apex:outputPanel id="PanelBirthdateDOW" style="margin-left:5px;">{!BirthdateDOW}</apex:outputPanel>
               </apex:outputPanel>
            </apex:pageBlockSectionItem>
     
            <!-- onchange did not work with the text field. onblur will show the day of week when the element changes focus -->
            <apex:pageBlockSectionItem >
               <apex:outputLabel value="String Date" />
               <apex:outputPanel >
                  <apex:inputText value="{!StringDate}" id="TheStringDate">
                     <apex:actionSupport event="onfocus" onsubmit="DatePicker.pickDate(false, this, false);" rerender="nothing" />
                     <apex:actionSupport event="onblur" action="{!FindStringDateDOW}" rerender="PanelStringDateDOW" />
                  </apex:inputText>
                  <apex:outputPanel id="PanelStringDateDOW" style="margin-left:5px;">{!StringDateDOW}</apex:outputPanel>
               </apex:outputPanel>
            </apex:pageBlockSectionItem>

         </apex:pageBlockSection>
      </apex:pageBlock>
   </apex:form>

</apex:page>

<apex:page controller="ExamplePageController">

.dateFormat {

display: none;

}

</style>

(function() {

var windowOnload = window.onload;

window.onload = function() {

if (windowOnload) windowOnload();

var select = document.getElementById('calYearPicker');

if (!select) return;

select.innerHTML = '';

var startYear = new Date().getFullYear() - 95;

for (var year = startYear; year < startYear + 105; year++) {

select.options[select.options.length] = new Option(year, year);

}

}());

</script>

<apex:form >

<apex:pageBlock mode="maindetail">

<apex:pageBlockSection >

<apex:pageBlockSectionItem >

<apex:outputLabel value="{!$ObjectType.Contact.Fields.Birthdate.Label}" />

<apex:outputPanel >

<apex:inputField value="{!MyContact.birthdate}">

<apex:actionSupport event="onchange" action="{!FindBirthdateDOW}" rerender="PanelBirthdateDOW" />

</apex:inputField>

<apex:outputPanel id="PanelBirthdateDOW" style="margin-left:5px;">{!BirthdateDOW}</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:pageBlockSectionItem>

<apex:pageBlockSectionItem >

<apex:outputLabel value="String Date" />

<apex:outputPanel >

<apex:inputText value="{!StringDate}" id="TheStringDate">

<apex:actionSupport event="onfocus" onsubmit="DatePicker.pickDate(false, this, false);" rerender="nothing" />

<apex:actionSupport event="onblur" action="{!FindStringDateDOW}" rerender="PanelStringDateDOW" />

</apex:inputText>

<apex:outputPanel id="PanelStringDateDOW" style="margin-left:5px;">{!StringDateDOW}</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:pageBlockSectionItem>

</apex:pageBlockSection>

</apex:pageBlock>

</apex:form>

</apex:page>

Multiselect Picklists for User Search and Selection using Apex and Visualforce

9 Dec

Below is a component that will allow you to search and select Users. It was created to mimic the experience of selecting multiple users in the Task creation window. However, it would be easy to change the reference from the User object to almost any other object.

An initial list of selected users can be assigned by passing an Id list in the component attribute aInitialRightList. The list referenced in the aCurrentRightList attribute will be updated anytime entries in the right multiselect picklist change. The aWidth attribute accepts px or %, and it sets the width of the entire component.

I’d like to thank those who posted sample code that helped me with the multiselect picklist component. I borrowed ideas and code from the following:
Custom Multi-Select picklist field in Visualforce
A Multiselect Picklist Visualforce Component

UserMultiSelectComponent.component


<apex:component controller="UserMultiSelectComponentController">
  <apex:attribute name="aLeftLabel" description="Label on left listbox." type="String" required="true" />
  <apex:attribute name="aRightLabel" description="Label on right listbox." type="String" required="true" />
  <apex:attribute name="aSize" description="Size of listboxes." type="Integer" required="true" />
  <apex:attribute name="aWidth" description="Width of listboxes." type="String" required="true" />
  <apex:attribute name="aInitialRightList" description="Initial record Ids in right box." type="String[]" required="false" assignTo="{!InitialRightList}" />
  <apex:attribute name="aCurrentRightList" description="Current record Ids in right box." type="String[]" required="true" assignTo="{!CurrentRightList}" />  
 
  <apex:actionRegion >
    <apex:outputPanel id="BoxPanel">
      <table style="width: {!aWidth}">
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 50px;"><span class="labelCol">Search:</span></td>
          <td style="width: 50%"><apex:inputText style="width:100%" value="{!SearchText}" /></td>
          <td>
            <span style="float: left;">&nbsp;</span>
            <apex:actionStatus id="SearchIcon">
              <apex:facet name="start">
                <apex:outputPanel >
                  <apex:commandButton style="float: left;" disabled="true" value="Find" />
                  <img style="float: left;" src="/img/loading24.gif" />
                </apex:outputPanel>
              </apex:facet>
              <apex:facet name="stop">
                <apex:outputPanel >
                  <apex:commandButton action="{!Find}" value="Find" rerender="BoxPanel" status="SearchIcon" />
                </apex:outputPanel>
              </apex:facet>
            </apex:actionStatus>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
 
      <table style="width: {!aWidth}">
        <tr>
          <th style="width:50%" class="selectTitle">{!aLeftLabel}</th>
          <th style="width:30px"></th>
          <th style="width:50%" class="selectTitle">{!aRightLabel}</th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td><apex:selectList value="{!LeftSelectedList}" multiselect="true" style="width:100%" size="{!aSize}">
              <apex:selectOptions value="{!LeftOptionList}" />
            </apex:selectList></td>
 
          <td style="vertical-align: middle;">
            <div>
              <apex:image styleClass="picklistArrowRight" value="/s.gif">
                <apex:actionSupport event="onclick" action="{!ClickRight}" reRender="BoxPanel" />
              </apex:image>
              <br /> <br />
              <apex:image styleClass="picklistArrowLeft" value="/s.gif">
                <apex:actionSupport event="onclick" action="{!ClickLeft}" reRender="BoxPanel" />
              </apex:image>
            </div>
          </td>
 
          <td><apex:selectList value="{!RightSelectedList}" multiselect="true" style="width:100%" size="{!aSize}">
              <apex:selectOptions value="{!RightOptionList}" />
            </apex:selectList></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </apex:outputPanel>
  </apex:actionRegion>
</apex:component>

<apex:component controller="UserMultiSelectComponentController">

<apex:attribute name="aLeftLabel" description="Label on left listbox." type="String" required="true" />

<apex:attribute name="aRightLabel" description="Label on right listbox." type="String" required="true" />

<apex:attribute name="aSize" description="Size of listboxes." type="Integer" required="true" />

<apex:attribute name="aWidth" description="Width of listboxes." type="String" required="true" />

<apex:attribute name="aInitialRightList" description="Initial record Ids in right box." type="String[]" required="false" assignTo="{!InitialRightList}" />

<apex:attribute name="aCurrentRightList" description="Current record Ids in right box." type="String[]" required="true" assignTo="{!CurrentRightList}" />

<apex:actionRegion >

<apex:outputPanel id="BoxPanel">

<tr>

<td style="width: 50px;"><span class="labelCol">Search:</span></td>

<td>

<apex:actionStatus id="SearchIcon">

<apex:facet name="start">

<apex:outputPanel >

<apex:commandButton style="float: left;" disabled="true" value="Find" />

</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:facet>

<apex:facet name="stop">

<apex:outputPanel >

<apex:commandButton action="{!Find}" value="Find" rerender="BoxPanel" status="SearchIcon" />

</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:facet>

</apex:actionStatus>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

<th style="width:50%" class="selectTitle">{!aLeftLabel}</th>

<th style="width:50%" class="selectTitle">{!aRightLabel}</th>

</tr>

<tr>

<apex:selectOptions value="{!LeftOptionList}" />

</apex:selectList></td>

<div>

<apex:image styleClass="picklistArrowRight" value="/s.gif">

<apex:actionSupport event="onclick" action="{!ClickRight}" reRender="BoxPanel" />

</apex:image>

<apex:image styleClass="picklistArrowLeft" value="/s.gif">

<apex:actionSupport event="onclick" action="{!ClickLeft}" reRender="BoxPanel" />

</apex:image>

</div>

</td>

<apex:selectOptions value="{!RightOptionList}" />

</apex:selectList></td>

</tr>

</table>

</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:actionRegion>

</apex:component>

UserMultiSelectComponentController.cls


public with sharing class UserMultiSelectComponentController {
  public static final String USERTYPE_STD = 'Standard';
  public list<String> InitialRightList {get;set;}
  public list<String> CurrentRightList {get;set;}
  public String SearchText {get;set;}
  public list<String> LeftSelectedList {get;set;}
  public list<String> RightSelectedList {get;set;}
  map<String, User> LeftOptionMap = new map<String, User>();
  map<String, User> RightOptionMap = new map<String, User>();
  
  /****
  * Controller - instantiate lists 
  ****/
  public UserMultiSelectComponentController() {
    LeftSelectedList = new list<String>();
    RightSelectedList = new list<String>();
  }
  
  /****
  * ClickRight - Right pointing arrow was clicked. Move selected options to the right box.
  ****/
  public PageReference ClickRight(){
    RightSelectedList.clear();
    for(String s : LeftSelectedList){
      if (LeftOptionMap.containsKey(s)) {
        RightOptionMap.put(s, LeftOptionMap.get(s));        
      }
      LeftOptionMap.remove(s);
    }
    return null;
  }

  /****
  * ClickLeft - Left pointing arrow was clicked. Move selected options to the left box.
  ****/     
  public PageReference ClickLeft(){
    LeftSelectedList.clear();
    for(String s : RightSelectedList){
      if (RightOptionMap.containsKey(s)) {
        LeftOptionMap.put(s, RightOptionMap.get(s));        
      }
      RightOptionMap.remove(s);
    }
    return null;
  }

  /****
  * getLeftOptionList - return SelectOptions for the left/unselected box
  ****/      
  public list<SelectOption> getLeftOptionList(){
    list<SelectOption> TempOptionList = new list<SelectOption>();
    list<User> TempValueList; 
  
    TempValueList = LeftOptionMap.values();
    TempValueList.sort();  // sort by name
    for (User u : TempValueList) { 
      TempOptionList.add(new SelectOption(u.Id, u.Name));
    }
    return TempOptionList;
  }

  /****
  * getRightOptionList - return SelectOptions for the right/selected box
  ****/ 
  public list<SelectOption> getRightOptionList(){
    list<SelectOption> TempOptionList = new list<SelectOption>();
    list<User> TempValueList;
    list<User> UserList;

    //clear is used instead of new list, so the list maintains the pointer to the ExamplePageController list
    CurrentRightList.clear();  
    
    // load initially selected records into the right box 
    if (InitialRightList != null && InitialRightList.size() > 0) {
      UserList = [Select Name, Id, IsActive, UserType From User where IsActive=true and UserType = :USERTYPE_STD and Id IN :InitialRightList limit 500];
      for (User u : UserList) {
        RightOptionMap.put(u.Id, u);
      }
      InitialRightList.clear();
    }
    
    TempValueList = RightOptionMap.values();
    TempValueList.sort();  // sort by name
    for (User u : TempValueList) { 
      TempOptionList.add(new SelectOption(u.Id, U.Name));
      CurrentRightList.add(u.Id);
    }   
    return TempOptionList;
  }

  /****
  * Find - Search for user records by name, and add them to the left box
  ****/ 
  public PageReference Find(){
    String TempSearchText;
    list<User> UserList;
    
    TempSearchText = '%' + SearchText + '%';
    UserList = [Select Name, Id, IsActive, UserType From User where IsActive=true and UserType = :USERTYPE_STD and Name like :TempSearchText limit 500];
    
    LeftOptionMap.clear();
    for (User u : UserList) {
      if (!RightOptionMap.containsKey(u.Id)) {
        LeftOptionMap.put(u.Id, u);
      }
    }
    
    return null;
  }
}

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public with sharing class UserMultiSelectComponentController {

public static final String USERTYPE_STD = 'Standard';

public list<String> InitialRightList {get;set;}

public list<String> CurrentRightList {get;set;}

public String SearchText {get;set;}

public list<String> LeftSelectedList {get;set;}

public list<String> RightSelectedList {get;set;}

map<String, User> LeftOptionMap = new map<String, User>();

map<String, User> RightOptionMap = new map<String, User>();

/****

* Controller - instantiate lists

****/

public UserMultiSelectComponentController() {

LeftSelectedList = new list<String>();

RightSelectedList = new list<String>();

}

/****

* ClickRight - Right pointing arrow was clicked. Move selected options to the right box.

****/

public PageReference ClickRight(){

RightSelectedList.clear();

for(String s : LeftSelectedList){

if (LeftOptionMap.containsKey(s)) {

RightOptionMap.put(s, LeftOptionMap.get(s));

}

LeftOptionMap.remove(s);

}

return null;

}

/****

* ClickLeft - Left pointing arrow was clicked. Move selected options to the left box.

****/

public PageReference ClickLeft(){

LeftSelectedList.clear();

for(String s : RightSelectedList){

if (RightOptionMap.containsKey(s)) {

LeftOptionMap.put(s, RightOptionMap.get(s));

}

RightOptionMap.remove(s);

}

return null;

}

/****

* getLeftOptionList - return SelectOptions for the left/unselected box

****/

public list<SelectOption> getLeftOptionList(){

list<SelectOption> TempOptionList = new list<SelectOption>();

list<User> TempValueList;

TempValueList = LeftOptionMap.values();

TempValueList.sort(); // sort by name

for (User u : TempValueList) {

TempOptionList.add(new SelectOption(u.Id, u.Name));

}

return TempOptionList;

}

/****

* getRightOptionList - return SelectOptions for the right/selected box

****/

public list<SelectOption> getRightOptionList(){

list<SelectOption> TempOptionList = new list<SelectOption>();

list<User> TempValueList;

list<User> UserList;

//clear is used instead of new list, so the list maintains the pointer to the ExamplePageController list

CurrentRightList.clear();

// load initially selected records into the right box

if (InitialRightList != null && InitialRightList.size() > 0) {

UserList = [Select Name, Id, IsActive, UserType From User where IsActive=true and UserType = :USERTYPE_STD and Id IN :InitialRightList limit 500];

for (User u : UserList) {

RightOptionMap.put(u.Id, u);

}

InitialRightList.clear();

}

TempValueList = RightOptionMap.values();

TempValueList.sort(); // sort by name

for (User u : TempValueList) {

TempOptionList.add(new SelectOption(u.Id, U.Name));

CurrentRightList.add(u.Id);

}

return TempOptionList;

}

/****

* Find - Search for user records by name, and add them to the left box

****/

public PageReference Find(){

String TempSearchText;

list<User> UserList;

TempSearchText = '%' + SearchText + '%';

UserList = [Select Name, Id, IsActive, UserType From User where IsActive=true and UserType = :USERTYPE_STD and Name like :TempSearchText limit 500];

LeftOptionMap.clear();

for (User u : UserList) {

if (!RightOptionMap.containsKey(u.Id)) {

LeftOptionMap.put(u.Id, u);

}

return null;

}

ExamplePage.page


<apex:page controller="ExamplePageController">
  <apex:form >
    <apex:pageBlock >
      <c:UserMultiSelectComponent aLeftLabel="Search Results" aRightLabel="Selected Users" aInitialRightList="{!InitialList}"
        aCurrentRightList="{!CurrentList}" aSize="6" aWidth="100%" />
    </apex:pageBlock>
    <apex:commandButton value="ShowIDs" rerender="IdPanel" />
    <apex:outputPanel id="IdPanel">
      <apex:repeat var="TheID" value="{!CurrentList}">
        <br />
        <apex:outputText value="{!TheID}" />
      </apex:repeat>
    </apex:outputPanel>
  </apex:form>
</apex:page>

<apex:page controller="ExamplePageController">

<apex:form >

<apex:pageBlock >

<c:UserMultiSelectComponent aLeftLabel="Search Results" aRightLabel="Selected Users" aInitialRightList="{!InitialList}"

aCurrentRightList="{!CurrentList}" aSize="6" aWidth="100%" />

</apex:pageBlock>

<apex:commandButton value="ShowIDs" rerender="IdPanel" />

<apex:outputPanel id="IdPanel">

<apex:repeat var="TheID" value="{!CurrentList}">

<br />

<apex:outputText value="{!TheID}" />

</apex:repeat>

</apex:outputPanel>

</apex:form>

</apex:page>

ExamplePageController.cls


public with sharing class ExamplePageController {
  public list<String> InitialList  {get;set;}
  public list<String> CurrentList  {get;set;}

  public ExamplePageController() { 
    InitialList = new list<String>();
    InitialList.add(UserInfo.getUserId());
    CurrentList = new list<String>();
  }
}

public with sharing class ExamplePageController {

public list<String> InitialList {get;set;}

public list<String> CurrentList {get;set;}

public ExamplePageController() {

InitialList = new list<String>();

InitialList.add(UserInfo.getUserId());

CurrentList = new list<String>();

}

UserMultiSelectComponentControllerTest.cls


@isTest
private class TestUserMultiSelectComponentController {
  static testMethod void TestUserMultiSelect() {
    list<SelectOption> TempOptionList;
    list<User> UserList;
    UserMultiSelectComponentController UMSCcontroller = new UserMultiSelectComponentController();
        
    // set initial user
    UserList = [Select Name, Id, IsActive, UserType From User where IsActive=true and UserType = :UserMultiSelectComponentController.USERTYPE_STD limit 1];
        
    system.Test.startTest(); 
        
    // instantiate lists that would be passed in
    UMSCcontroller.InitialRightList = new list<String>();
    UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList = new list<String>();
       
    // initial list item should show in right list, left should be empty
    UMSCcontroller.InitialRightList.add(UserList[0].Id);
    TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getLeftOptionList();
    system.assertEquals(0, TempOptionList.size());
    TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getRightOptionList();
    system.assertEquals(UserList[0].Id, TempOptionList[0].getValue());  // returned option list
    system.assertEquals(UserList[0].Id, UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList[0]);  // current right list
        
    // run find method, this will add entries to the left LeftOptionMap that get put into a list in getLeftOptionList
    UMSCcontroller.SearchText = '';  // so search text is not null
    UMSCcontroller.Find(); // assumes there are 2 or more standard users
    TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getLeftOptionList();
    system.assertNotEquals(0, TempOptionList.size());  //not 0
     
    // Select entry to move to right box
    UMSCcontroller.LeftSelectedList.add(TempOptionList[0].getValue());
    UMSCcontroller.ClickRight();
    TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getRightOptionList();  // update CurrentRightList with 2 selected ids
    system.assertEquals(2, UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList.size()); 
       
    // Select entry to move to left box
    UMSCcontroller.RightSelectedList.add(UserList[0].Id);
    UMSCcontroller.ClickLeft();
    TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getRightOptionList();  // update CurrentRightList with 1 selected ids
    system.assertEquals(1, UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList.size());
    system.assertEquals(TempOptionList[0].getValue(), UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList[0]);
     
    system.Test.stopTest();
  }
}

@isTest

private class TestUserMultiSelectComponentController {

static testMethod void TestUserMultiSelect() {

list<SelectOption> TempOptionList;

list<User> UserList;

UserMultiSelectComponentController UMSCcontroller = new UserMultiSelectComponentController();

// set initial user

UserList = [Select Name, Id, IsActive, UserType From User where IsActive=true and UserType = :UserMultiSelectComponentController.USERTYPE_STD limit 1];

system.Test.startTest();

// instantiate lists that would be passed in

UMSCcontroller.InitialRightList = new list<String>();

UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList = new list<String>();

// initial list item should show in right list, left should be empty

UMSCcontroller.InitialRightList.add(UserList[0].Id);

TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getLeftOptionList();

system.assertEquals(0, TempOptionList.size());

TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getRightOptionList();

system.assertEquals(UserList[0].Id, TempOptionList[0].getValue()); // returned option list

system.assertEquals(UserList[0].Id, UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList[0]); // current right list

// run find method, this will add entries to the left LeftOptionMap that get put into a list in getLeftOptionList

UMSCcontroller.SearchText = ''; // so search text is not null

UMSCcontroller.Find(); // assumes there are 2 or more standard users

TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getLeftOptionList();

system.assertNotEquals(0, TempOptionList.size()); //not 0

// Select entry to move to right box

UMSCcontroller.LeftSelectedList.add(TempOptionList[0].getValue());

UMSCcontroller.ClickRight();

TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getRightOptionList(); // update CurrentRightList with 2 selected ids

system.assertEquals(2, UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList.size());

// Select entry to move to left box

UMSCcontroller.RightSelectedList.add(UserList[0].Id);

UMSCcontroller.ClickLeft();

TempOptionList = UMSCcontroller.getRightOptionList(); // update CurrentRightList with 1 selected ids

system.assertEquals(1, UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList.size());

system.assertEquals(TempOptionList[0].getValue(), UMSCcontroller.CurrentRightList[0]);

system.Test.stopTest();

}

Record ID and Data Retrieval from a VisualForce Controller Extension without a SOQL statement

26 Nov

Retrieve field data for a record using the Standard Controller object in a Controller Extension class


public with sharing class MyController {.
  Account MyAccount;
  Id MyId;

  public MyController(ApexPages.StandardController controller) {
    list<String> MyFieldList;  
    
    // get the record
    // passing a list of field names to the standard controller will cause 
    // the standard controller to retrieve the field data of the record
    MyFieldList = new list<String>{'Id', 'Name', 'BillingCity', 'BillingState', 'MyCustomField__c'};
    controller.addFields(MyFieldList);
    MyAccount= (Account)controller.getRecord();

     // another way to get more fields. use the addFields method
     // by default only fields referenced in the VisualForce page are retrieved.
     controller.addFields(new list<String>{'ShippingCity', 'ShippingState'});

     // get the record id
     // this is the record id of the query string in the URL
     MyId = controller.getId()
  }
}

public with sharing class MyController {.

Account MyAccount;

Id MyId;

public MyController(ApexPages.StandardController controller) {

list<String> MyFieldList;

// get the record

// passing a list of field names to the standard controller will cause

// the standard controller to retrieve the field data of the record

MyFieldList = new list<String>{'Id', 'Name', 'BillingCity', 'BillingState', 'MyCustomField__c'};

controller.addFields(MyFieldList);

MyAccount= (Account)controller.getRecord();

// another way to get more fields. use the addFields method

// by default only fields referenced in the VisualForce page are retrieved.

controller.addFields(new list<String>{'ShippingCity', 'ShippingState'});

// get the record id

// this is the record id of the query string in the URL

MyId = controller.getId()

}

Salesforce Documentation:
Standard Controller Class
StandardController Instance Methods