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Asynchronous Apex

Use Future Methods

+500 Points~40 minsHands-On Challenge
Asynchronous ApexUse Future Methods

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Learning Objectives

After completing this unit, you'll be able to:

  • Write a future method.
  • Test a future method.

Concepts

A future method is a static void method annotated @future. Add (callout=true) to make callouts. Parameters must be primitives or collections of primitives.

Hands-On Challenge

  1. Create a class AccountProcessor with a future method countContacts(List<Id> accountIds).
  2. Set Number_Of_Contacts__c on each account to its contact count.
  3. Write a test class with 100% coverage.
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