CHAPTER 8
Other Resources
In addition to this guide, there are other resources available for you as you learn how to use the console APIs.
IN THIS SECTION:
Console API Typographical Conventions
Typographical conventions are used in our code examples. Learn what Courier font, italics, and brackets mean.
SEE ALSO:
Salesforce Help: Salesforce Console
Salesforce Help: Glossary
Salesforce Developers: Getting Started with Salesforce App Cloud
Salesforce University: Training
Firebug Extension for Firefox
Force.com IDE Eclipse Plug-in
Console API Typographical Conventions
Typographical conventions are used in our code examples. Learn what Courier font, italics, and brackets mean.
Convention
Courier font
Description
In descriptions of syntax, monospace font indicates items that you should type as shown, except for brackets. For example:
Public class HelloWorld
Italics
In descriptions of syntax, italics represent variables. You supply the actual value. In the following example, three values need to be supplied:
datatype variable_name
[ =
value
];
If the syntax is bold and italic, the text represents a code element that needs a value supplied by you, such as a class name or variable value: public static class
YourClassHere
{ ... }
Bold Courier font
In code samples and syntax descriptions, bold courier font emphasizes a portion of the code or syntax.
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{ }
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[ ]
Other Resources
Convention
< >
Console API Typographical Conventions
Description
In descriptions of syntax, less-than and greater-than symbols (< >) are typed exactly as shown.
<apex:pageBlockTable value= "{!account.Contacts}" var= "contact" >
<apex:column value= "{!contact.Name}" />
<apex:column value= "{!contact.MailingCity}" />
<apex:column value= "{!contact.Phone}" />
</apex:pageBlockTable >
In descriptions of syntax, braces ({ }) are typed exactly as shown.
<apex:page >
Hello {!$User.FirstName}!
</apex:page >
In descriptions of syntax, anything included in brackets is optional. In the following example, specifying
value
is optional:
data_type variable_name
[ =
value
];
In descriptions of syntax, the pipe sign means “or”. You can do one of the following (not all).
In the following example, you can create a new unpopulated set in one of two ways, or you can populate the set:
Set<
data_type
>
set_name
[= new Set<
data_type
>();] |
[= new Set<
data_type
{
value
[,
value2
. . .] };] |
;
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