Chapter 1. General Utilities

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Overriding standard buttons
  • Data-driven styling
  • Turning off an action poller
  • Visualforce in the sidebar
  • Passing parameters to action methods
  • Reacting to URL parameters
  • Passing parameters between Visualforce pages
  • Opening a pop-up window
  • Adding a launch page
  • Testing a custom controller
  • Testing a controller extension

Introduction

This chapter provides solutions for a variety of situations that Visualforce developers are likely to encounter on a regular basis. Enhancing or replacing standard functionality with Visualforce enriches the user experience, improving user productivity and adoption. Visualforce also allows business processes to be highly systematized, guiding users through ...

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