Best practice using Schema.SObjectType











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1) Why using the Schema.SObjectType is better than using a SOQL?



2) If using the Schema.SObjectType inside a for loop is a bad Idea...
for example:



Id devRecordTypeId = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId();


I checked and saw that this doesn't affect the SOQL governor Limit - So I guess this is ok to use it inside a for loop?










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  • Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId() why are you getting same recordTypeId in loop ? are you changing record type in loop?
    – Manjot Singh
    Dec 4 at 10:33










  • @Manjot Singh, Yes, I need to create accounts with different RC base on some logic.. But it all happens in a Loop.
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:50















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Wants to know please,



1) Why using the Schema.SObjectType is better than using a SOQL?



2) If using the Schema.SObjectType inside a for loop is a bad Idea...
for example:



Id devRecordTypeId = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId();


I checked and saw that this doesn't affect the SOQL governor Limit - So I guess this is ok to use it inside a for loop?










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  • Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId() why are you getting same recordTypeId in loop ? are you changing record type in loop?
    – Manjot Singh
    Dec 4 at 10:33










  • @Manjot Singh, Yes, I need to create accounts with different RC base on some logic.. But it all happens in a Loop.
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:50













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Wants to know please,



1) Why using the Schema.SObjectType is better than using a SOQL?



2) If using the Schema.SObjectType inside a for loop is a bad Idea...
for example:



Id devRecordTypeId = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId();


I checked and saw that this doesn't affect the SOQL governor Limit - So I guess this is ok to use it inside a for loop?










share|improve this question















Wants to know please,



1) Why using the Schema.SObjectType is better than using a SOQL?



2) If using the Schema.SObjectType inside a for loop is a bad Idea...
for example:



Id devRecordTypeId = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId();


I checked and saw that this doesn't affect the SOQL governor Limit - So I guess this is ok to use it inside a for loop?







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  • Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId() why are you getting same recordTypeId in loop ? are you changing record type in loop?
    – Manjot Singh
    Dec 4 at 10:33










  • @Manjot Singh, Yes, I need to create accounts with different RC base on some logic.. But it all happens in a Loop.
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:50


















  • Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId() why are you getting same recordTypeId in loop ? are you changing record type in loop?
    – Manjot Singh
    Dec 4 at 10:33










  • @Manjot Singh, Yes, I need to create accounts with different RC base on some logic.. But it all happens in a Loop.
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:50
















Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId() why are you getting same recordTypeId in loop ? are you changing record type in loop?
– Manjot Singh
Dec 4 at 10:33




Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName().get('Development').getRecordTypeId() why are you getting same recordTypeId in loop ? are you changing record type in loop?
– Manjot Singh
Dec 4 at 10:33












@Manjot Singh, Yes, I need to create accounts with different RC base on some logic.. But it all happens in a Loop.
– Salvation
Dec 4 at 10:50




@Manjot Singh, Yes, I need to create accounts with different RC base on some logic.. But it all happens in a Loop.
– Salvation
Dec 4 at 10:50










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Calling Schema class again and again in loop is not a best practice. It doesn't consume soul limits but can cause




cpu time limit exceed exception




. So what I normally do is get schema describe result of any object outside loop and then inside loop get which ever value you want to get from that object.



Like for your case I will do



Map<String, Schema.RecordTypeInfo> recordtypeMap = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName();


and in loop use recordtypeMap.get('recordtype').getRecordTypeId();



In this way I am calling schema class only once and using it at multiple places.






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  • Ofcourse! Dont know why I didnt think about it on my own. Thanks a lot!
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:53






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    BTW getRecordTypeInfosByName is bad practice for looking up a RecordType because it will give different results for different user languages. Use the new getRecordTypeInfosByDeveloperName. Make sure the Apex class is set to at least version 43.
    – Charles T
    Dec 4 at 13:02










  • @ Charles T Thank you Charles! I will change it.
    – Salvation
    Dec 5 at 11:09











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Calling Schema class again and again in loop is not a best practice. It doesn't consume soul limits but can cause




cpu time limit exceed exception




. So what I normally do is get schema describe result of any object outside loop and then inside loop get which ever value you want to get from that object.



Like for your case I will do



Map<String, Schema.RecordTypeInfo> recordtypeMap = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName();


and in loop use recordtypeMap.get('recordtype').getRecordTypeId();



In this way I am calling schema class only once and using it at multiple places.






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  • Ofcourse! Dont know why I didnt think about it on my own. Thanks a lot!
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:53






  • 4




    BTW getRecordTypeInfosByName is bad practice for looking up a RecordType because it will give different results for different user languages. Use the new getRecordTypeInfosByDeveloperName. Make sure the Apex class is set to at least version 43.
    – Charles T
    Dec 4 at 13:02










  • @ Charles T Thank you Charles! I will change it.
    – Salvation
    Dec 5 at 11:09















up vote
4
down vote



accepted










Calling Schema class again and again in loop is not a best practice. It doesn't consume soul limits but can cause




cpu time limit exceed exception




. So what I normally do is get schema describe result of any object outside loop and then inside loop get which ever value you want to get from that object.



Like for your case I will do



Map<String, Schema.RecordTypeInfo> recordtypeMap = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName();


and in loop use recordtypeMap.get('recordtype').getRecordTypeId();



In this way I am calling schema class only once and using it at multiple places.






share|improve this answer





















  • Ofcourse! Dont know why I didnt think about it on my own. Thanks a lot!
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:53






  • 4




    BTW getRecordTypeInfosByName is bad practice for looking up a RecordType because it will give different results for different user languages. Use the new getRecordTypeInfosByDeveloperName. Make sure the Apex class is set to at least version 43.
    – Charles T
    Dec 4 at 13:02










  • @ Charles T Thank you Charles! I will change it.
    – Salvation
    Dec 5 at 11:09













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up vote
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Calling Schema class again and again in loop is not a best practice. It doesn't consume soul limits but can cause




cpu time limit exceed exception




. So what I normally do is get schema describe result of any object outside loop and then inside loop get which ever value you want to get from that object.



Like for your case I will do



Map<String, Schema.RecordTypeInfo> recordtypeMap = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName();


and in loop use recordtypeMap.get('recordtype').getRecordTypeId();



In this way I am calling schema class only once and using it at multiple places.






share|improve this answer












Calling Schema class again and again in loop is not a best practice. It doesn't consume soul limits but can cause




cpu time limit exceed exception




. So what I normally do is get schema describe result of any object outside loop and then inside loop get which ever value you want to get from that object.



Like for your case I will do



Map<String, Schema.RecordTypeInfo> recordtypeMap = Schema.SObjectType.Account.getRecordTypeInfosByName();


and in loop use recordtypeMap.get('recordtype').getRecordTypeId();



In this way I am calling schema class only once and using it at multiple places.







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  • Ofcourse! Dont know why I didnt think about it on my own. Thanks a lot!
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:53






  • 4




    BTW getRecordTypeInfosByName is bad practice for looking up a RecordType because it will give different results for different user languages. Use the new getRecordTypeInfosByDeveloperName. Make sure the Apex class is set to at least version 43.
    – Charles T
    Dec 4 at 13:02










  • @ Charles T Thank you Charles! I will change it.
    – Salvation
    Dec 5 at 11:09


















  • Ofcourse! Dont know why I didnt think about it on my own. Thanks a lot!
    – Salvation
    Dec 4 at 10:53






  • 4




    BTW getRecordTypeInfosByName is bad practice for looking up a RecordType because it will give different results for different user languages. Use the new getRecordTypeInfosByDeveloperName. Make sure the Apex class is set to at least version 43.
    – Charles T
    Dec 4 at 13:02










  • @ Charles T Thank you Charles! I will change it.
    – Salvation
    Dec 5 at 11:09
















Ofcourse! Dont know why I didnt think about it on my own. Thanks a lot!
– Salvation
Dec 4 at 10:53




Ofcourse! Dont know why I didnt think about it on my own. Thanks a lot!
– Salvation
Dec 4 at 10:53




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4




BTW getRecordTypeInfosByName is bad practice for looking up a RecordType because it will give different results for different user languages. Use the new getRecordTypeInfosByDeveloperName. Make sure the Apex class is set to at least version 43.
– Charles T
Dec 4 at 13:02




BTW getRecordTypeInfosByName is bad practice for looking up a RecordType because it will give different results for different user languages. Use the new getRecordTypeInfosByDeveloperName. Make sure the Apex class is set to at least version 43.
– Charles T
Dec 4 at 13:02












@ Charles T Thank you Charles! I will change it.
– Salvation
Dec 5 at 11:09




@ Charles T Thank you Charles! I will change it.
– Salvation
Dec 5 at 11:09


















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