Episode 2 – Introduction to Apex (Part 2)

In this episode we will pop the hood and dwell further to unravel the mysteries of programmatic development in Salesforce using Apex. Join us as you embark on this wonderful journey to become a champion Salesforce developer.

Episode 2 will be presented by Jigar Shah on Feb 11, 2020 at 6 PM Indian Standard Time.

Agenda

• Anatomy of Class
• Methods
• Static Vs Instance methods
• Pass by Value Vs Reference
• Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Extending a Class
  • Interfaces
• Q & A

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Anatomy of a Class

A Class is a user defined datatype (complex-type) and acts as a blueprint for their instances. 

An Object is an instance of a class i.e. a class in action. 

Methods

• Reusable code snippets
• Specific purpose
• Knows what comes through
• Knows what goes out

Demo 1 – Class and Methods

public class Demo11{
public void printOutput(String stringToDisplay){
    System.debug('Display text: ' + stringToDisplay);
}
}

Static Vs Instance

Demo 2 – Static and Instance Variables & Methods

public class Demo2 {
	
	String helloWorldString;
	private static final String DEFAULT_STRING;
    
    static{
        DEFAULT_STRING = 'Hello World';
    }
		
	public Demo2(){
		this(DEFAULT_STRING);
	}
	
	public Demo2(String stringToDisplay){
		this.helloWorldString = stringToDisplay;
	}
	
	public static void printOutput(){
		System.debug('Display text: ' + this.helloWorldString);
	}
}

Demo2 d21 = new Demo2();
d21.printOutput();

Demo2 d22 = new Demo2(‘Jigar’);
d22.printOutput();

Pass by Value Vs Pass by Reference

Demo3 – Pass by Value Vs Reference

public class Demo3 {
    
    public void mainValueMethod(){
        
        String websiteUrl = 'www.apexhours.com';
        
        System.debug('Before value call ' + websiteUrl);
        passByValueCall(websiteUrl);
        System.debug('After value call ' + websiteUrl);
    }
    
    private void passByValueCall(String websiteUrlValue){		//Pass by Value Call
        websiteUrlValue = 'www.salesforce.com';		
    }
    
    public void mainReferenceMethod(){
        
        Account a = new Account();
        a.Name = 'Test Account';
        a.Website = 'www.apexhours.com';
        
        System.debug('Before reference call ' + a);
        passByRefCall(a);
        System.debug('After reference call ' + a);
    }     

    private void passByRefCall(Account a){						//Pass by Reference Call
        a.Website = 'www.salesforce.com';
    }
}
	
	

“In Apex, all primitive data type arguments, such as Integer or String, are passed into methods by value. This means that any changes to the arguments exist only within the scope of the method. When the method returns, the changes to the arguments are lost.
Non-primitive data type arguments, such as sObjects, are also passed into methods by value. This means that when the method returns, the passed-in argument still references the same object as before the method call, and can’t be changed to point to another object. However, the values of the object’s fields can be changed in the method.”

NOTE: Primitive data types like Integer, Double are pass by value and Objects are pass by reference

Extending a Class

• Use the virtual keyword
• Mark the method and class as virtual
• Extending class can override and provide a new definition to the virtual method

Interfaces

• A contract that enforces what the child must do
• Only contains method declarations not definitions
• Cannot be instantiated on their own

Recording

Further Learning

• Object-Oriented Programming for Admins
• Developer Console Basics

Apex Hours TrailMixes

Assignment

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Write an Apex class MathCalculator that performs arithmetic operations on Integers based on the following methods on the input numbers passed to them as arguments. •add() – Sums 2 input integer arguments and returns the summation •multiply() – Multiplies 2 input integer arguments and returns the product Add a method printOutput() that prints the summation or the product from the add or multiple methods to the Debug Log. (Hint: Implement add(), multiply() and printOutput() as private static methods invoked by a public instance doMath() method. The doMath() method will be invoked from the Execute Anonymous window)

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