Get FieldSet label on VisualForce page via apex for custom object

apexcustom-objectfieldsetslabelvisualforce

I am creating a VisualForce (VF) page as PDF as report for a custom object MyCustomObject supporting different languages. Therefore I want to retrieve the label of a FieldSet, to dynamically account for different languages depending on user settings.

I found Access label of Field Set in Visualforce which doesn't seem to work for custom objects.

Fieldset MyFieldSet

I created a fieldset for my MyCustomObject object, added a few fields and translated the FieldSetLabel to different languages.

label=MyFieldSetLabel
ApiName=MyFieldSetApiName
Fields=[...]

VF page – hardcoded fieldset label

This example uses a hard coded title for a block section header, not accounting for langugage differences

<apex:pageBlockSection title="HARDCODED TITLE">
    <apex:repeat value="{!$ObjectType.MyCustomObject__c.fieldsets.MyFieldSet}"
       ....
    </apex:repeat>
</apex:pageBlockSection>

VF page – dynamic fieldset label

Aim is a dynamic section tatle based on FieldSetLabel, accounting for translations.

<apex:pageBlockSection title="{!$ObjectType.MyCustomObject__c.fieldsets.MyFieldSet.Label}">
    <apex:repeat value="{!$ObjectType.Account.fieldsets.MyFieldSet}"
       ....
    </apex:repeat>
</apex:pageBlockSection>

Since I am able to create translations for my FieldSetLabel it must be possible to dynamically access it. When creating VF pages with multi-langugage support, you cannot rely on a hard-coded fieldset title.

Any idea how to retrieve a FieldSet label via apex on a VisualForce page?

Best Answer

You can retrieve it dynamically using DescribeSObjectResult like below.

In Apex controller:

public String getFieldSetLabel() {

    String objectName = 'Your object API Name';
    String fieldSetName = 'Your fieldset API Name';
    Schema.SObjectType objectType = Schema.getGlobalDescribe().get(objectName);
    Schema.DescribeSObjectResult objectDescribe = objectType.getDescribe();
    Map<String, Schema.FieldSet> fieldSetMap = objectDescribe.fieldSets.getMap();
    Schema.FieldSet fieldSet = fieldSetMap.get(fieldSetName);
    String fieldSetLabel = fieldSet.getLabel();
    return fieldSetLabel;
}

In Visualforce page:

<apex:pageBlockSection title="{!fieldSetLabel}">

Related Solutions

[SalesForce] How to get FieldSet fields in Apex Dynamically (fieldset name is not static)

How to get FieldSet fields in Apex Dynamically (fieldset name is not static)

Here is the method I came up with lots of trial and errors -

public static List<Schema.FieldSetMember> readFieldSet(String fieldSetName, String ObjectName)
{
    Map<String, Schema.SObjectType> GlobalDescribeMap = Schema.getGlobalDescribe(); 
    Schema.SObjectType SObjectTypeObj = GlobalDescribeMap.get(ObjectName);
    Schema.DescribeSObjectResult DescribeSObjectResultObj = SObjectTypeObj.getDescribe();

    //system.debug('====>' + DescribeSObjectResultObj.FieldSets.getMap().get(fieldSetName));

    Schema.FieldSet fieldSetObj = DescribeSObjectResultObj.FieldSets.getMap().get(fieldSetName);

    //List<Schema.FieldSetMember> fieldSetMemberList =  fieldSetObj.getFields();
    //system.debug('fieldSetMemberList ====>' + fieldSetMemberList);  
    return fieldSetObj.getFields(); 
}

You can use result as follows -

List<Schema.FieldSetMember> fieldSetMemberList =  Util.readFieldSet('Account_FieldSet','Account');
for(Schema.FieldSetMember fieldSetMemberObj : fieldSetMemberList)
{
    system.debug('API Name ====>' + fieldSetMemberObj.getFieldPath()); //api name
    system.debug('Label ====>' + fieldSetMemberObj.getLabel());
    system.debug('Required ====>' + fieldSetMemberObj.getRequired());
    system.debug('DbRequired ====>' + fieldSetMemberObj.getDbRequired());
    system.debug('Type ====>' + fieldSetMemberObj.getType());   //type - STRING,PICKLIST
}

[SalesForce] Trying to create a table (edittable or not) with visualforce from fields that exist within account

As per your original question and my comment:

Your example VF page doesn't show up under the Account page layouts as the recordSetVar attribute indicates it is a "set-oriented standard controller". You can use this to override the List, Accounts Tab, and custom list buttons. Not the New/View/Edit/Delete buttons. You are working with multiple records, not a single record.

Your custom fields will need the __c suffix when working from Visualforce. This is the API name for the field.

See Building Visualforce Pages Using Standard Controllers - Referencing a Single Record:

<apex:page standardController="Account" sidebar="false">

    <apex:pageMessages />

    <apex:form> 
        <apex:pageBlock>
            <apex:pageBlockButtons>
                <apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!save}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockButtons>

            <apex:pageBlockSection title="Details">
                <apex:pageBlockSectionItem>
                    <apex:outputLabel value="Jan 2014"/>
                    <apex:inputField value="{!Account.Jan2014__c}"/>
                </apex:pageBlockSectionItem>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
        </apex:pageBlock>
    </apex:form>
</apex:page>

Best Answer

Related Solutions

[SalesForce] How to get FieldSet fields in Apex Dynamically (fieldset name is not static)

[SalesForce] Trying to create a table (edittable or not) with visualforce from fields that exist within account

Related Topic