[SalesForce] Access label of Field Set in Visualforce

I am using Field Set in Visualforce pages to render user-defined fields.

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

Instead of giving the enclosing section a hard-coded title I would like to dynamically reference / display the Field Sets Label like this:

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

This is not possible as the variable exposes a FieldSetMember Array. Is there any workaround (without additional Controller code) or an Idea to vote for?

Best Answer

Late answer but I just worked on my solution for this and wanted to share. There is not solution without controller code that I can find but here's one with minimal additions.

Getting a single fieldset name

To get the name of a single fieldset you can create a variable in the controller:

public String fieldSetName { get; set; }

then in the constructor you could use:

fieldSetName = Schema.SObjectType.Case.fieldSets.getMap().get('fieldSetApiName').getLabel();

and finally in the VF page:

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

Multiple fieldsets

If you are working with multiple field sets my solution has been to create a map of titles.

public Map<String,String> fieldSetNames { get; set; }

Then use a function you can call from the constructor.

public void loadFieldsSetMap(){
    Map<String, Schema.FieldSet> fsMap = Schema.SObjectType.Account.fieldSets.getMap();
    fieldSetNames = new Map<String, String>();
    for(String i : fsMap.keySet() ){
        fieldSetNames.put(i, fsMap.get(i).getLabel());      
    }
}

In the page I then call the relevant map entry with the name in lowercase

<apex:pageBlockSection title="{!fieldSetNames['fieldsetapiname']}">
<apex:repeat value="{!$ObjectType.Account.fieldsets.fieldSetApiName}"
   ....
</apex:repeat>

Hope this helps.

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[SalesForce] How to get the field label name from field set

If f is the reference to a field within the fieldset, then all you need is f.label.

Example straight from the docs:

<apex:pageBlockTable value="{!$ObjectType.Contact.FieldSets.properNames}" var="f">
    <apex:column value="{!f}">
        <apex:facet name="header">Name</apex:facet>
    </apex:column> 
    <apex:column value="{!f.Label}">
        <apex:facet name="header">Label</apex:facet>
    </apex:column> 
    <apex:column value="{!f.Type}" >
        <apex:facet name="header">Data Type</apex:facet>
    </apex:column> 
</apex:pageBlockTable>

Other things you can reference in Visualforce:

DBRequired  Indicates whether the field is required for the object
FieldPath   Lists the field’s spanning info
Label       The UI label for the field
Required    Indicates whether the field is required in the field set
Type        The data type for the field

[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>