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Apex

Salesforce's proprietary programming language used for custom business logic and automation.

Complete Definition

Apex is a strongly-typed, object-oriented programming language that allows developers to execute flow and transaction control statements on the Salesforce platform. It is used to create custom triggers, classes, web services, and batch processes to extend Salesforce functionality beyond what's available through configuration.

Key Points

  • 1Similar syntax to Java
  • 2Runs on Salesforce servers, not client browsers
  • 3Used for complex business logic and automation
  • 4Supports both synchronous and asynchronous execution

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