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dke01 Check if field (Custom Setting) exist
What is the best way to check if a custom setting exist?
I get my custom setting dynamically like so
MySetting__c setting = MySetting__c.getInstance('default');
return setting.get(settingName);
But if I pass setting name a field that does not exist - Then I get the following exception:
"System.SObjectException: Invalid field 'xxx' for MySetting__c"
And Silly APEX does not allow me to Try Catch this exception and handel it myself FFS.
So how can I check if a field exist on an Object. Is the only way using a Describe call?
If any code tries to reference a field or object which doesn't exist in an org the system will not allow that to compile.
So the question of using try - catch to trap that doesn't arise.
Alternatively in case this is a requirment which is imperative for you to model your solution you can use as pointed by you DescribeObject to find the existence or absence of a field in an org.
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