{"id":27711,"date":"2015-06-22T13:44:57","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T13:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?p=27711"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:24:12","slug":"apex-programming-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/apex-programming-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Apex Programming Guide for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Apex programming has become the backbone of many business-critical apps running on <a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/introduction-to-crm-cloud-computing-and-salesforce\/\">Salesforce CRM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you&#8217;re reading this, chances are that you&#8217;re completely new to Apex, wondering where to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike the typical &#8220;hello world&#8221; tutorials, we&#8217;re going hands-on with real code, giving you a better idea of the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Apex in Salesforce?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apex is a server-side programming language developed by Salesforce. It is similar to Java that runs inside the Salesforce ecosystem with its own set of rules and limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The typical use case of the language included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It automates complex business logic by creating triggers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrates Salesforce with external systems (like e-commerce, accounting, ERP, and more).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It processes large datasets securely within the Salesforce platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Types in Apex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Apex programming language is strongly typed, so it is recommended to properly assign values to variables.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Data Type\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>About\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Value<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Integer<\/td><td>It represents numbers that don\u2019t include any decimal point.<\/td><td>2, 10, 100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boolean<\/td><td>Logical value to identify a condition<\/td><td>True, False, or Null<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Decimal<\/td><td>It represents a number with a decimal point&nbsp;<\/td><td>23.5, 225.45, 2456.65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Date<\/td><td>The variable indicates a date<\/td><td>2026\/02\/09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>String<\/td><td>It denotes characters inside single quotes<\/td><td>\u2018Xyz Technologies\u2019<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collection in Apex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apex gives you three main collection types, and knowing when to use each one will save you from writing sloppy code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lists<\/strong> are your go-to for ordered data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sets<\/strong> eliminate duplicates automatically:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maps<\/strong> are key-value storage used for constant performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Salesforce Apex Code Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. For Display the Simple Text and Integer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Integer A = 123;\nString B = 'Salesforce';\nSystem.debug('Value is =' + A);\nSystem.debug('String is =' + B);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Value is =123<br>String is =Salesforce<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.\u00a0Check whether the number is even or not<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Integer n= 3;\nInteger r;\n\nr = System.Math.mod(n, 2);\n\nif(r == 0)\n{\nSystem.debug('The no is Even');\n} else\n{\nSystem.debug('The no is odd');\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">The no is odd\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. To find the Biggest 3 no.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">integer x=1, y=-66, z=44;\n\nif (x &gt; y)\n{\nif(x &gt; z)\n{\nSystem.debug(x+ ' x is the Big');\n} else\n{\nSystem.debug(z+ ' z is the big');\n}\n} else\n{\nif(y &gt; z)\n{\nSystem.debug(y+ ' y is the big');\n} else\n{\nSystem.debug(z+ ' z is the big');\n}\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">44 z is the big\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. While Loop Example<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Integer deptt = 1;\n\nwhile (Deptt &lt; = 10)\n{\n    System.debug('Salesforce');\n    Deptt = Deptt + 1;\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Salesforce\nSalesforce\nSalesforce\nSalesforce\nSalesforce\nSalesforce\nSalesforce\nSalesforce\nSalesforce\nSalesforce\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. <\/strong>Example of a <strong>For Loop<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">for(Integer J=0; J&lt;=5; J++)<br>{<br>    System.debug('Webkul SalesForce Department');<br>} <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Webkul SalesForce Department\nWebkul SalesForce Department\nWebkul SalesForce Department\nWebkul SalesForce Department\nWebkul SalesForce Department\nWebkul SalesForce Department\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Example of an array<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">integer[] a = new integer[4];\na[0] = 10;\na[1] = 20;\nSystem.debug(a[0]);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">10\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Assign 10 elements and print in reverse order<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">integer[] a = new integer[10];\nfor(integer i=0; i&lt;10; i++)\n a[i] = i * 10; \n \nfor(integer i=0; i&lt;10; i++)\n System.debug(a[i]); \n\nSystem.debug('Array Elements Reverse Order');\n\nfor(integer i = a.size()-1; i&gt;=0; i--)\n System.debug(a[i]);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">10<br>20<br>30<br>40<br>50<br>60<br>70<br>80<br>90<br>Array Elements Reverse Order<br>90<br>80<br>70<br>60<br>50<br>40<br>30<br>20<br>10<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. String Array Example<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">integer[] a = new integer[] {10, 20, 30};\n    string [] s = new string[] {'salesforce', 'Visualforse', 'cloud computing'};\n\nfor(integer i=0; i&lt;a.size(); i++)\n    System.debug( a[i] +'  ' + s[i] );\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">10  salesforce\n20  Visualforse\n30  cloud computing\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. To find the biggest element in the array<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">integer [] a = new integer[] {100, -20, 30};<br>    for(integer i=0; i&lt;a.size()-1; i++){          <br>      if( a[i] > a[i+1]){<br>        integer temp = a[i];<br>        a[i] = a[i+1];<br>        a[i+1] = temp;<br>    }<br>    }       <br>System.debug('The biggest elememnt is - ' + a[a.size()-1]); <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">The biggest elememnt is - 100<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are Governor Limits and why it\u2019s important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.salesforce.com\/docs\/atlas.en-us.salesforce_app_limits_cheatsheet.meta\/salesforce_app_limits_cheatsheet\/salesforce_app_limits_platform_apexgov.htm\">Governor limits<\/a> exist to control how much data you can share over the Salesforce database.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apex is based on a multitenant architecture, where resources are shared by multiple clients\/customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The governor&#8217;s limits ensure that no single customer monopolizes the resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, they&#8217;re the reason your code will fail in production if you don&#8217;t respect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You get these limits per transaction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>100 SOQL queries<\/strong> &#8211; Use them wisely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>150 DML statements<\/strong> &#8211; Batch your updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>50,000 total records retrieved<\/strong> &#8211; Be selective in queries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 MB heap size<\/strong> &#8211; Don&#8217;t load massive data sets into memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10 minutes for each Apex execution<\/strong>&#8211; For synchronous transactions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to Go From Here?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can understand Salesforce Apex basics in more detail in this <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.salesforce.com\/docs\/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta\/apexcode\/apex_dev_guide.htm\">developer guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you get to know the synchronous and asynchronous (<a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/batch-apex\/\">Batch Apex<\/a>) execution, then you can write tests that actually test things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the practices you should follow as the next steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Build something real<\/strong>. Relying only on the theory part will never get you far that you can develop critical apps. So pick a business problem and solve it with Apex.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Read other people&#8217;s code<\/strong>. Check out AppExchange packages, look at Salesforce&#8217;s sample code, and find open-source Salesforce projects on GitHub.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Learn trigger frameworks<\/strong>. We touched on the basics, but<a href=\"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/what-kind-of-industries-uses-the-salesforce-crm-platform-most\/\"> enterprise Salesforce implementations<\/a> use sophisticated frameworks.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Master integration<\/strong>. Most Salesforce orgs don&#8217;t exist in isolation. 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