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A developer is debugging the following code to determinate why Accounts are not being created Account a = new Account(Name = 'A'); Database.insert(a, false); How should the code be altered to help…
The correct answer is D. Collect the insert method return value a Saveresult variable. When using Database.insert() with allOrNone set to false, exceptions are suppressed, and the method returns a SaveResult object that must be inspected to determine success or failure and retrieve error details.
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A developer is debugging the following code to determinate why Accounts are not being created Account a = new Account(Name = 'A'); Database.insert(a, false); How should the code be altered to help debug the issue?
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- AAdd a System.debug() statement before the insert method
- BAdd a try/catch around the insert method
- CSet the second insert method parameter to TRUE
- DCollect the insert method return value a Saveresult variable
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- D89% (42)
Why each option
When using `Database.insert()` with `allOrNone` set to `false`, exceptions are suppressed, and the method returns a `SaveResult` object that must be inspected to determine success or failure and retrieve error details.
Adding a `System.debug()` before the `insert` method would only display the record's state prior to the operation, not the actual outcome or any errors that occurred during the insert.
A `try/catch` block will not catch exceptions when `allOrNone` is `false` because `Database.insert()` suppresses exceptions and returns error information in the `SaveResult` object instead.
Changing the `allOrNone` parameter to `true` would alter the method's behavior to throw an exception on failure, which changes the original debugging scenario where exceptions are suppressed.
When the `allOrNone` parameter of `Database.insert()` is set to `false`, the operation does not throw exceptions upon failure; instead, it returns a `Database.SaveResult` object containing success/failure information and specific errors, which must be collected and examined for debugging.
Concept tested: Database DML Error Handling
Source: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_methods_system_database_dml.htm
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