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LearnSFDCLearnSFDC 

Can we get a reference object using a single query using WSDL

I am using the salesforce partner WSDL and my requirement is to get the RecordType Description from the Case Object. My code is as below

 

SoapBindingStub binding=sf.getBindingBySessionId(sessionId, sfURL);
String soql="Select c.RecordTypeId From Case c where c.Id='"+caseId+"'";
QueryResult qr2=binding.query(soql);
for (int j = 0; j < qr2.getSize(); j++) {
	SObject record1 = qr2.getRecords()[j];
	MessageElement[] elements1 = record1.get_any();
	if (null != elements1) {
		for (int k = 0; k < elements1.length; ++k) {
			if (elements1[k].getName() == "RecordTypeId") {
				recordTypeId=((String) elements1[k].getValue() == null ? ""
								: (String) elements1[k].getValue());
				break;
			}
		}
	}

}

String soql1="Select r.Description From RecordType r where r.Id='"+recordTypeId+"'";
QueryResult qr=binding.query(soql1);
for (int j = 0; j < qr.getSize(); j++) {
	SObject record1 = qr.getRecords()[j];
	MessageElement[] elements1 = record1.get_any();
	if (null != elements1) {
		for (int k = 0; k < elements1.length; ++k) {
			System.out.println(elements1[k].getName());
			if (elements1[k].getName() == "Description") {
				caseType=((String) elements1[k].getValue() == null ? ""
								: (String) elements1[k].getValue());
			}
		}
	}

}

 

 I am ending up doing 2 queries instead of a single query as RecordType is lookup for the case object.Here when i do a RecordType.Description in my first Query i get only the RecordType object and i am not able to extract Description out of it and hence using the additional second query.

 

Is there way to use a single query and get the result. I am new to Salesforce and maybe i am missing some Syntax here.Looked up online but could not get any such examples.

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
SuperfellSuperfell

The recordType element contains a nested element for the description, so you need to get the recordType element, then find its child description element, and then get the text of that element.

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jhenningjhenning

Try this:

 

 

Select c.RecordType.Description From Case c where c.Id='"+caseId+"'";

 

 
LearnSFDCLearnSFDC

Hi,

   This is the first query i tried.Though this query runs fine in soql here the query returns only the RecordType and when i do a elements1[k].getName() from the MessageElement i get only RecordType as the name and the elements1[k].getValue() returns null.How do i get the Description from the RecordType?Maybe i am missing something here.
SuperfellSuperfell

The recordType element contains a nested element for the description, so you need to get the recordType element, then find its child description element, and then get the text of that element.

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LearnSFDCLearnSFDC

Thanks Simon.It was a simple solution.I am new to WSDL.I had to work a bit for the solution but it turned out to be straight forward in the end.