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SOQL

The lib main class for query construction.

Methods​

The following are methods for SOQL.

INIT

SELECT

COUNT

SUBQUERY

USING SCOPE

WHERE

GROUP BY

ORDER BY

LIMIT

OFFSET

FOR

FIELD-LEVEL SECURITY

SHARING MODE

MOCKING

DEBUGGING

PREDEFINIED

RESULT

INIT​

of​

Conctructs an SOQL.

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SOQL of(SObjectType ofObject)
SOQL of(String ofObject)

Example

SELECT Id FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).toList();

String ofObject = 'Account';
SOQL.of(ofObject).toList();

SELECT​

with field1 - field5​

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SOQL with(SObjectField field)
SOQL with(SObjectField field1, SObjectField field2);
SOQL with(SObjectField field1, SObjectField field2, SObjectField field3);
SOQL with(SObjectField field1, SObjectField field2, SObjectField field3, SObjectField field4);
SOQL with(SObjectField field1, SObjectField field2, SObjectField field3, SObjectField field4, SObjectField field5);

Example

SELECT Id, Name
FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with(Account.Id, Account.Name)
    .toList();

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with(Account.Id)
    .with(Account.Name)
    .toList();

with fields​

SELECT

SELECT statement that specifies the fields to query. The fieldList in the SELECT statement specifies the list of one or more fields, separated by commas, that you want to retrieve.

Use for more than 5 fields.

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SOQL with(List<SObjectField> fields)
SOQL with(List<String> fields)

Example

SELECT Id, Name, Industry, AccountNumber, AnnualRevenue, BillingCity
FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with(new List<SObjectField>{
        Account.Id,
        Account.Name,
        Account.Industry,
        Account.AccountNumber,
        Account.AnnualRevenue,
        Account.BillingCity
    }).toList();

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with(new List<String>{
        'Id',
        'Name',
        'Industry',
        'AccountNumber',
        'AnnualRevenue',
        'BillingCity'
    }).toList();

with string fields​

NOTE! With String Apex does not create reference to field. Use SObjectField whenever it possible. Method below should be only use for dynamic queries.

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SOQL with(String fields)

Example

SELECT Id, Name, Industry
FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with('Id, Name, Industry')
    .toList();

with related field1 - field5​

Allows to add parent field to a query.

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SOQL with(String relationshipName, SObjectField field)
SOQL with(String relationshipName, SObjectField field1, SObjectField field2);
SOQL with(String relationshipName, SObjectField field1, SObjectField field2, SObjectField field3);
SOQL with(String relationshipName, SObjectField field1, SObjectField field2, SObjectField field3, SObjectField field4);
SOQL with(String relationshipName, SObjectField field1, SObjectField field2, SObjectField field3, SObjectField field4, SObjectField field5);

Example

SELECT CreatedBy.Name
FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with('CreatedBy', User.Name)
    .toList();

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with('CreatedBy', User.Id, User.Name, User.Phone)
    .toList();

SELECT

Allows to add parent fields to a query.

Use for more than 5 parent fields.

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SOQL with(String relationshipName, List<SObjectField> fields)

Example

SELECT
    CreatedBy.Id,
    CreatedBy.Name,
    CreatedBy.Phone,
    CreatedBy.FirstName,
    CreatedBy.LastName,
    CreatedBy.Email
FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with('CreatedBy', new List<SObjectField>{
        User.Id,
        User.Name,
        User.Phone,
        User.FirstName,
        User.LastName,
        User.Email
    }).toList();

SUB-QUERY​

with subquery​

Using Relationship Queries

Use SOQL to query several relationship types.

For more details check SOQL.SubQuery class.

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SOQL with(SOQL.SubQuery subQuery)

Example

SELECT Id, (
    SELECT Id, Name
    FROM Contacts
) FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .with(SOQL.SubQuery.of('Contacts')
        .with(Contact.Id, Contact.Name)
    ).toList();

COUNT-QUERY​

count​

COUNT()

COUNT() returns the number of rows that match the filtering conditions.

Note! COUNT() must be the only element in the SELECT list, any other fields will be automatically removed.

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SOQL count()

Example

SELECT COUNT()
FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .count()
    .toInteger();

count field​

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count(SObjectField field)

Note! To avoid the Field must be grouped or aggregated error, any default fields will be automatically removed.

You can still specify additional fields, but they should be placed after the COUNT() function in the SELECT statement.

Example

SELECT COUNT(Id), COUNT(CampaignId)
FROM Opportunity
 SOQL.of(Opportunity.SObjectType)
    .count(Opportunity.Id)
    .count(Opportunity.CampaignId)
    .toAggregated();

count with alias​

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count(SObjectField field, String alias)

Note! To avoid the Field must be grouped or aggregated error, any default fields will be automatically removed.

You can still specify additional fields, but they should be placed after the COUNT() function in the SELECT statement.

Example

SELECT COUNT(Name) names FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .count(Account.Name, 'names')
    .toAggregated();

USING SCOPE​

USING SCOPE

delegatedScope​

Filter for records delegated to another user for action. For example, a query could filter for only delegated Task records.

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SOQL delegatedScope()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Task
USING SCOPE DELEGATED
SOQL.of(Task.SObjectType)
    .delegatedScope()
    .toList();

mineScope​

Filter for records owned by the user running the query.

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SOQL mineScope()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Task
USING SCOPE MINE
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .mineScope()
    .toList();

mineAndMyGroupsScope​

Filter for records assigned to the user running the query and the user’s queues. If a user is assigned to a queue, the user can access records in the queue. This filter applies only to the ProcessInstanceWorkItem object.

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SOQL mineAndMyGroupsScope()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Task
USING SCOPE MINE_AND_MY_GROUPS
SOQL.of(ProcessInstanceWorkItem.SObjectType)
    .mineAndMyGroupsScope()
    .toList();

myTerritoryScope​

Filter for records in the territory of the user running the query. This option is available if territory management is enabled for your organization.

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SOQL myTerritoryScope()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Opportunity
USING SCOPE MY_TERRITORY
SOQL.of(Opportunity.SObjectType)
    .myTerritoryScope()
    .toList();

myTeamTerritoryScope​

Filter for records in the territory of the team of the user running the query. This option is available if territory management is enabled for your organization.

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SOQL myTeamTerritoryScope()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Opportunity
USING SCOPE MY_TEAM_TERRITORY
SOQL.of(Opportunity.SObjectType)
    .myTeamTerritoryScope()
    .toList();

teamScope​

Filter for records assigned to a team, such as an Account team.

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SOQL teamScope()

Example

SELECT Id FROM Account USING SCOPE TEAM
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .teamScope()
    .toList();

WHERE​

whereAre​

WHERE

The condition expression in a WHERE clause of a SOQL query includes one or more field expressions. You can specify multiple field expressions in a condition expression by using logical operators.

For more details check SOQL.FilterGroup and SOQL.Filter

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SOQL whereAre(FilterClause conditions)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
WHERE Id = :accountId OR Name = '%MyAccount%'
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .whereAre(SOQL.FilterGroup
        .add(SOQL.Filter.with(Account.Id).equal(accountId))
        .add(SOQL.Filter.with(Account.Name).contains('MyAccount'))
        .conditionLogic('1 OR 2')
    ).toList();

whereAre string​

Execute conditions passed as String.

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SOQL whereAre(String conditions)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
WHERE NumberOfEmployees >=10 AND NumberOfEmployees <= 20
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .whereAre('NumberOfEmployees >=10 AND NumberOfEmployees <= 20')
    .toList();

conditionLogic​

Set conditions order for SOQL query. When not specify all conditions will be with AND.

Signature

SOQL conditionLogic(String order)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
WHERE Name = 'Test' AND BillingCity = 'Krakow'
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .whereAre(SOQL.Filter.with(Account.Name).equal('Test'))
    .whereAre(SOQL.Filter.with(Account.BillingCity).equal('Krakow'))
    .conditionLogic('1 OR 2')
    .toList();

anyConditionMatching​

When the conditionLogic is not specified, all conditions are joined using the AND operator by default.

To change the default condition logic, you can utilize the anyConditionMatching method, which joins conditions using the OR operator.

Signature

SOQL anyConditionMatching()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
WHERE Name = 'Test' AND BillingCity = 'Krakow'
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .whereAre(SOQL.Filter.with(Account.Name).equal('Test'))
    .whereAre(SOQL.Filter.with(Account.BillingCity).equal('Krakow'))
    .anyConditionMatching()
    .toList();

GROUP BY​

GROUP BY

groupBy​

You can use the GROUP BY option in a SOQL query to avoid iterating through individual query results. That is, you specify a group of records instead of processing many individual records.

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SOQL groupBy(SObjectField field)

Example

SELECT LeadSource
FROM Lead
GROUP BY LeadSource
SOQL.of(Lead.SObjectType)
    .with(Lead.LeadSource)
    .groupBy(Lead.LeadSource)
    .toAggregated();

groupByRollup​

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SOQL groupByRollup(SObjectField field)

Example

SELECT LeadSource, COUNT(Name) cnt
FROM Lead
GROUP BY ROLLUP(LeadSource)
QS.of(Lead.SObjectType)
    .with(Lead.LeadSource)
    .count(Lead.Name, 'cnt')
    .groupByRollup(Lead.LeadSource)
    .toAggregated();

ORDER BY​

ORDER BY

orderBy​

Use the optional ORDER BY in a SELECT statement of a SOQL query to control the order of the query results.

Signature

SOQL orderBy(SObjectField field)
SOQL orderBy(String field)
SOQL orderBy(String field, String direction)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
ORDER BY Name DESC
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .orderBy(Account.Name)
    .sortDesc()
    .toList();

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .orderBy('Name')
    .sortDesc()
    .toList();

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .orderBy('Name', 'DESC')
    .toList();

Order SOQL query by parent field.

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SOQL orderBy(String relationshipName, SObjectField field)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Contact
ORDER BY Account.Name
SOQL.of(Contact.SObjectType)
    .orderBy('Account', Account.Name)
    .toList();

sortDesc​

Default order is ascending (ASC).

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SOQL sortDesc()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
ORDER BY Name DESC
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .orderBy(Account.Name)
    .sortDesc()
    .toList();

nullsLast​

By default, null values are sorted first (NULLS FIRST).

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SOQL nullsLast()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
ORDER BY Name NULLS LAST
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .orderBy(Account.Industry)
    .nullsLast()
    .toList();

LIMIT​

setLimit​

LIMIT is an optional clause that can be added to a SELECT statement of a SOQL query to specify the maximum number of rows to return.

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SOQL setLimit(Integer amount)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
LIMIT 100
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .setLimit(100)
    .toList();

OFFSET​

offset​

When expecting many records in a query’s results, you can display the results in multiple pages by using the OFFSET clause on a SOQL query.

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SOQL offset(Integer startingRow)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
OFFSET 10
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .setOffset(10)
    .toList();

FOR​

forReference​

Use to notify Salesforce when a record is referenced from a custom interface, such as in a mobile application or from a custom page.

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SOQL forReference()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Contact
FOR REFERENCE
SOQL.of(Contact.SObjectType)
    .forReference()
    .toList();

forView​

Use to update objects with information about when they were last viewed.

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SOQL forView()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Contact
FOR VIEW
SOQL.of(Contact.SObjectType)
    .forView()
    .toList();

forUpdate​

Use to lock sObject records while they’re being updated in order to prevent race conditions and other thread safety problems.

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SOQL forUpdate()

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Contact
FOR UPDATE
SOQL.of(Contact.SObjectType)
    .forUpdate()
    .toList();

allRows​

SOQL statements can use the ALL ROWS keywords to query all records in an organization, including deleted records and archived activities.

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SOQL allRows()

Example

SELECT COUNT()
FROM Contact
ALL ROWS
SOQL.of(Contact.SObjectType)
    .count()
    .allRows()
    .toList();

FIELD-LEVEL SECURITY​

AccessLevel Class

By default AccessLevel is set as USER_MODE.

More details you can find in here

systemMode​

Execution mode in which the the object and field-level permissions of the current user are ignored, and the record sharing rules are controlled by the class sharing keywords.

Signature

SOQL systemMode()

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .systemMode()
    .toList();

stripInaccessible​

USER_MODE enforces not only object and field-level security but also sharing rules (with sharing). You may encounter situations where you need object and field-level security but want to ignore sharing rules (without sharing). To achieve this, use .systemMode(), .withoutSharing() and .stripInaccessible().

Read more about stripInaccessible in advanced.

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SOQL stripInaccessible()
SOQL stripInaccessible(AccessType accessType)
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .systemMode()
    .withoutSharing()
    .stripInaccessible()
    .toList();

SHARING MODE​

Using the with sharing, without sharing, and inherited sharing Keywords

More details you can find in here.

withSharing​

Execute query with sharing.

Note! System mode needs to be enabled by .systemMode().

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SOQL withSharing()

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .systemMode()
    .withSharing()
    .toList();

withoutSharing​

Execute query without sharing.

Note! System mode needs to be enabled by .systemMode().

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SOQL withoutSharing()

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .systemMode()
    .withoutSharing()
    .toList();

MOCKING​

mockId​

Query needs unique id that allows for mocking.

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SOQL mockId(String queryIdentifier)

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .mockId('MyQuery')
    .toList();

// In Unit Test
SOQL.setMock('MyQuery', new List<Account>{
    new Account(Name = 'MyAccount 1'),
    new Account(Name = 'MyAccount 2')
});

record mock​

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SOQL setMock(String mockId, SObject record)

Example

SOQL.of(Account.sObjectType)
    .mockId('MyQuery')
    .toList();

// In Unit Test
SOQL.setMock('MyQuery', new Account(Name = 'MyAccount 1'));

list mock​

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SOQL setMock(String mockId, List<SObject> records)

Example

SOQL.of(Account.sObjectType)
    .mockId('MyQuery')
    .toList();

// In Unit Test
SOQL.setMock('MyQuery', new List<Account>{
    new Account(Name = 'MyAccount 1'),
    new Account(Name = 'MyAccount 2')
});

count mock​

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SOQL setCountMock(String mockId, Integer amount)

Example

SOQL.of(Account.sObjectType)
    .mockId('MyQuery')
    .count()
    .toInteger();

// In Unit Test
SOQL.setMock('MyQuery', 5);

DEBUGGING​

preview​

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SOQL preview()

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .preview()
    .toList();

Query preview will be available in debug logs:

============ Query Preview ============
SELECT Name, AccountNumber, BillingCity, BillingCountry, BillingCountryCode
FROM Account
WHERE ((Id = :v1 OR Name LIKE :v2))
=======================================

============ Query Binding ============
{
  "v2" : "%Test%",
  "v1" : "0013V00000WNCw4QAH"
}
=======================================

PREDEFINIED​

For all predefined methods SOQL instance is returned so you can still adjust query before execution. Add additional fields with .with.

byId​

Signature

SOQL byId(Id recordId)
SOQL byId(SObject record)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
WHERE Id = '1234'
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .byId('1234')
    .toObject();
Account account = [SELECT Id FROM Account LIMIT 1];
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .byId(account)
    .toList();

byIds​

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SOQL byIds(Iterable<Id> recordIds)
SOQL byIds(List<SObject> records)

Example

SELECT Id
FROM Account
WHERE Id IN ('1234')
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .byIds(new Set<Id>{ '1234' })
    .toList();
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .byIds(new List<Id>{ '1234' })
    .toList();
List<Account> accounts = [SELECT Id FROM Account];
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType)
    .byIds(accounts)
    .toList();

RESULT​

doExist​

Boolean doExist()

Example

Boolean isRecordExist = SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).byId('1234').doExist();

toValueOf​

Extract field value from query result. Field will be automatically added to the query fields.

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Object toValueOf(SObjectField fieldToExtract)

Example

String accountName = (String) SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).byId('1234').toValueOf(Account.Name)

toValuesOf​

Extract field values from query result. Field will be automatically added to the query fields.

SOQL Lib is using Building a KeySet from any field approach to get only one field.

Note! It does not work with Custom Metadata.

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Set<String> toValuesOf(SObjectField fieldToExtract)

Example

Set<String> accountNames = SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).byId('1234').toValuesOf(Account.Name)

toInteger​

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Integer toInteger()

Example

SELECT COUNT() FROM Account
SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).count().toInteger();

toObject​

When list of records is greater than 1 the List has more than 1 row for assignment to SObject will occur.

When there is no record to assign the List has no rows for assignment to SObject will occur.

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sObject toObject()

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).toObject();

toList​

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List<sObject> toList()

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).toList();

toAggregated​

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List<AggregateResult> toAggregated()

Example

SELECT LeadSource
FROM Lead
GROUP BY LeadSource
SOQL.of(Lead.SObjectType)
    .with(Lead.LeadSource)
    .groupBy(Lead.LeadSource)
    .toAggregated()

toMap​

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Map<Id, SObject> toMap()

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).toMap();

toQueryLocator​

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Database.QueryLocator toQueryLocator()

Example

SOQL.of(Account.SObjectType).toQueryLocator();