FormattingRecipes

FormattingRecipes Class

Demonstrates various ways to apply formatting using DataWeave scripts in Apex.

Group DataWeaveInApex Recipes

Methods

formatDateInJson(contacts)

Outputs a list of contacts in JSON with properly formatted dates. Uses the dw/jsonDateFormat.dwl DataWeave script.

Signature

public static String formatDateInJson(List<Contact> contacts)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
contacts	List<Contact>	list of contacts to convert into JSON

Return Type

String

JSON string

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pluralize(singularWords)

Uses the DataWeave pluralize function in a script (https://docs.mulesoft.com/dataweave/2.4/dw-strings-functions-pluralize). Uses the dw/pluralizeFunction.dwl DataWeave script.

Signature

public static String pluralize(String singularWords)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
singularWords	String	list of singular words as a JSON string

Return Type

String

list of plural words as a JSON string

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escapeApexReservedKeywords(jsonInput)

Parses a JSON input and escape properties named after Apex reserved keywords (private, object, currency...). Full list of reserved keywords: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_reserved_words.htm Uses the dw/reservedApexKeywords.dwl DataWeave script.

Signature

public static String escapeApexReservedKeywords(String jsonInput)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
jsonInput	String	JSON string with Apex reserved keywords used as properties

Return Type

String

JSON string without the Apex reserved keywords