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description: Represents custom console components on subtabs in the Salesforce console.Represents a custom console component (Visualforce page, lookup field, or related lists) on a section of a page layout. Represents a location and style in which to display more than one custom console component on the sidebars of the Salesforce console.Makes a duplicate copy of the Metadata.SubtabComponents.
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# SubtabComponents Class

Represents custom console components on subtabs in the Salesforce console.

## Namespace

[Metadata](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_namespace_Metadata.htm "The Metadata namespace provides classes and methods for working with custom metadata in Salesforce")

## Usage

Use this class when accessing [Metadata.Layout](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_Metadata_Layout.htm#apex_class_Metadata_Layout "Represents the metadata associated with a page layout.") metadata components. For more information, see “SubtabComponents” in the [Metadata API Developer Guide](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_intro.htm).

- **[SubtabComponents Properties](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_Metadata_SubtabComponents.htm#apex_Metadata_SubtabComponents_properties)**
- **[SubtabComponents Methods](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_Metadata_SubtabComponents.htm#apex_Metadata_SubtabComponents_methods)**

## SubtabComponents Properties

The following are properties for SubtabComponents.

- **[component](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_Metadata_SubtabComponents.htm#apex_Metadata_SubtabComponents_component)**  
    Represents a custom console component (Visualforce page, lookup field, or related lists) on a section of a page layout.
- **[containers](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_Metadata_SubtabComponents.htm#apex_Metadata_SubtabComponents_containers)**  
    Represents a location and style in which to display more than one custom console component on the sidebars of the Salesforce console.

### component

Represents a custom console component (Visualforce page, lookup field, or related lists) on a section of a page layout.

#### Signature

public List<Metadata.ConsoleComponent> component {get; set;}

#### Property Value

Type: [List](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_methods_system_list.htm#apex_methods_system_list "Contains methods for the List collection type.")<[Metadata.ConsoleComponent](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_Metadata_ConsoleComponent.htm#apex_class_Metadata_ConsoleComponent "Represents a custom console component on a section of a page layout.")\>

### containers

Represents a location and style in which to display more than one custom console component on the sidebars of the Salesforce console.

#### Signature

public List<Metadata.Container> containers {get; set;}

#### Property Value

Type: [List](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_methods_system_list.htm#apex_methods_system_list "Contains methods for the List collection type.")<[Metadata.Container](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_Metadata_Container.htm#apex_class_Metadata_Container "Represents a location and style in which to display more than one custom console component in the sidebars of the console.")\>

## SubtabComponents Methods

The following are methods for SubtabComponents.

- **[clone()](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_class_Metadata_SubtabComponents.htm#apex_Metadata_SubtabComponents_clone)**  
    Makes a duplicate copy of the Metadata.SubtabComponents.

### clone()

Makes a duplicate copy of the Metadata.SubtabComponents.

#### Signature

public Object clone()

#### Return Value

Type: Object