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Error: Unknown property with custom object

Let me start off by saying I've searched high and low for an answer on the boards and the web and I still came up empty handed.

 

I'm having difficulty creating an Apex controller.  My intention is to use the controller so new records can be submitted on a publicly available force.com site by Guest Usrers, essentially a web to to lead but to my custom object Agent_Portal__c.

 

I'm receiving two errors when I implement the controller on my VF page.  They are Error: Unknown Property 'AgentPortalCreateController.Agent_Portal__c' and then it gives me two links to Create Apex property 'AgentPortalCreateController.Agent_Portal__c' and Create Apex method 'AgentPortalCreateController.getAgent_Portal__c'.  I click on the links hoping that it will fix the problem but then I get two error Invalid identifier: getAgent_Portal__c and Invalid identifier:Agent_Portal__c when I click on both links.

 

Any insight how I can fix this?

 

Visualforce Code:

<apex:page Controller="AgentPortalCreateController" showHeader="false">
            
    <apex:form >
    
     <apex:pageBlock >
         <apex:pageBlockButtons >
         <apex:commandButton action="{!save}" value="Submit"/>
         </apex:pageBlockButtons>    
           
            <apex:pageBlockSection title="Referral Information" columns="1">   
            <apex:pageBlockSection >
            <apex:inputField value="{!Agent_Portal__c.Insured_s_Name__c}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
         
            <apex:pageBlockSection >
            <apex:inputField value="{!Agent_Portal__c.Insured_s_Phone__c}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
         
            <apex:pageBlockSection columns="1" >
            <apex:inputField value="{!Agent_Portal__c.Agency_Name__c}" required="true"/>
            </apex:pageblocksection>
           
            <apex:pageBlockSection >
            <apex:inputField value="{!Agent_Portal__c.Agency_Contact__c}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
           
             <apex:pageBlockSection >
            <apex:inputField value="{!Agent_Portal__c.Insurance_Company__c}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
          
            <apex:pageBlockSection >
            <apex:inputField value="{!Agent_Portal__c.Rental_Coverage__c}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
           
            <apex:pageBlockSection >
            <apex:inputField value="{!Agent_Portal__c.Additional_Comments__c}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
           
                
            <apex:pageBlockSection >
            <apex:inputField value="{!Agent_Portal__c.Location__c}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockSection>
           
           </apex:pageBlockSection>
        </apex:pageBlock>
    </apex:form>
    </apex:page>

 

 

Controller:

 

public with sharing class AgentPortalCreateController {
  // the referral record you are adding values to
 
  public Agent_Portal__c referral {
    get {
      if (referral == null)
        referral = new Agent_Portal__c();
      return referral;
    }
    set;
  }
   
    public AgentPortalCreateController() {
    // blank constructor
  }
// save button is clicked
 
     public PageReference save() {
try {
      insert referral; // inserts the new record into the database
    } catch (DMLException e) {
      ApexPages.addMessage(new ApexPages.message(ApexPages.severity.ERROR,'Error creating new contact.'));
      return null;
    }
      // if successfully inserted new contact, then displays the thank you page.
    return Page.Contact_Create_Thankyou;
}
}

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
Jeff MayJeff May

Here's a short controller snippet that should give you an example of how it's done.  Notice that Agent_Portal__c is a custom object and there is a controller member called ap.  You need to reference the member not the class, just like you do in other Apex coding:

 

public with sharing class myController {

  public Agent_Portal__c ap {get;set;}
  public Agent_Portal__c apAnother {get;set;}

 public myController(ApexPages.StandardController controller) {
        ap = [select Id, Name, MoreField__c, AnotherField__c  
               from Agent_Portal__c where Status__c = true LIMIT 1];

        apAnother = new Agent_Portal__c();
        apAnother.Name = 'Fun';
       
    }
}


<apex:page standardController="Opportunity" extensions="myController">
Hello I am using {!ap.Name} and a new one called {!apAnother.Name}
</apex:page>

 

All Answers

Jeff MayJeff May

It looks like your controller doesn't have a member called Agent_Portal__c.  It has a couple of methods, but your VF page is looking for a member.

 

add to your controller

 

public Agent_Portal__c ap {get; set;}

 

then have your controller methods set ap to the object you want to reference in your VF page.
gbrown17gbrown17

@JeffM - Thanks, I tried what you suggested and I'm still getting the same problem.
Jeff MayJeff May

In your controller, you'll need to set the object to a record.

 

for example:

 

class controller() {

 

   public Agent_Portal__c ap {get;set;}

 

   controller() {

        ap = new Agent_Portal__c();

         ap.Name = 'Tester';

   }

}

 

Now you'll be able to reference ap in your VF page.

 

like this:

 

{!ap.Name}
gbrown17gbrown17

Jeff, 

I appreciate the response.  As you can tell I'm a noob at Apex, but I'm learning (i think).  To make sure I'm on the same wave length with you, I currently have the controller set to the object (Agent_Portal__c).  So you're stating that I need to set the object to a record such as Insured_s_Name__c which is a custom field in the object.  Right?

Thanks for the help thus far!
Jeff MayJeff May

Here's a short controller snippet that should give you an example of how it's done.  Notice that Agent_Portal__c is a custom object and there is a controller member called ap.  You need to reference the member not the class, just like you do in other Apex coding:

 

public with sharing class myController {

  public Agent_Portal__c ap {get;set;}
  public Agent_Portal__c apAnother {get;set;}

 public myController(ApexPages.StandardController controller) {
        ap = [select Id, Name, MoreField__c, AnotherField__c  
               from Agent_Portal__c where Status__c = true LIMIT 1];

        apAnother = new Agent_Portal__c();
        apAnother.Name = 'Fun';
       
    }
}


<apex:page standardController="Opportunity" extensions="myController">
Hello I am using {!ap.Name} and a new one called {!apAnother.Name}
</apex:page>

 

This was selected as the best answer