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is salesforce a language

by Ron Mills II Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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The Salesforce application and the force.com platform are predominantly written in Java, and some specific areas are written in other languages. Apex is only used to build applications and custom functionality on the platform, and is not the language for the core application and platform development.

Back-end development
For server-side development, Salesforce app developers use Apex, a strongly typed object-oriented programming language with syntax similar to Java. Apex code is stored in the format of classes and triggers. Salesforce also has its own data management language SOQL, which is similar to SQL.
Nov 26, 2019

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What language is used in Salesforce?

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  • Lightning Component Framework: A UI development framework similar to AngularJS or React.
  • Apex: Salesforce’s proprietary programming language with Java-like syntax.
  • Visualforce: A markup language that lets you create custom Salesforce pages with code that looks a lot like HTML, and optionally can use a powerful combination of Apex and JavaScript.

What programming languages does Salesforce support?

  • Data manipulation language (DML) calls, such as INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE, that include built-in DmlException handling
  • Inline Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL) and Salesforce Object Search Language (SOSL) queries that return lists of sObject records
  • Looping that allows for bulk processing of multiple records at a time

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How to change language in Salesforce?

  • Go to User detail record for the user
  • Edit the record
  • Change the language from French to English

How to pronounce Salesforce?

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  • SOQL is used to pull data out of Salesforce Objects (also known as “query the database”).
  • Like Apex, for the most part, SOQL is not case sensitive.
  • There are only two required keywords for every SOQL statement: SELECT – Which fields do we want to pull data from? ...

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Which language is used for Salesforce?

The Salesforce application and the force.com platform are predominantly written in Java, and some specific areas are written in other languages. Apex is only used to build applications and custom functionality on the platform, and is not the language for the core application and platform development.

Is Salesforce a coding?

As Salesforce is a low-code or no-code application development platform, you don't need to have a coding background to become a Salesforce Developer which makes it a perfect career choice for you if you wish to launch your IT career without any prior coding experience.

Is Salesforce a SQL?

Salesforce SQL is also known as the Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL). We can use SOQL to search for the organization's Salesforce data for some specific information. Both SQL and SOQL allow you to specify a source object by using the SELECT statement.

Is Python used in Salesforce?

Retrieving Salesforce data using Python This is a basic Salesforce REST API client that allows users to download the pre-built report directly from Salesforce or generate a new dataset by querying the Salesforce API using SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language).

What is a picklist in Salesforce?

In Salesforce, picklists are essentially a drop-down menu from which users can select a single value from a list. For example, you might have a form that includes a picklist where customers can select their country.

Can you translate templates into languages?

With Translation Studio, you can translate these templates into whatever languages your customers speak.

Can you chat with a customer in Translation Studio?

With Translation Studio, you can communicate with any customer in any language via live chat.

What is Apex in Salesforce?

What is Apex? Apex is a strongly typed, object-oriented programming language that allows developers to execute flow and transaction control statements on Salesforce servers in conjunction with calls to the API.

What is Apex language?

Apex is a strongly typed language that uses direct references to schema objects such as object and field names. It fails quickly at compile time if any references are invalid. It stores all custom field, object, and class dependencies in metadata to ensure that they are not deleted while required by active Apex code.

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