--- schema_version: "1" id: ae9115938d1e9987e9f67d61f119f83b4f5d364ca9ab5cb1f330f4d565a4e011 title: ApexClass collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_apexclass.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_apexclass.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 36b7095a49defda3e4496223e8b9a54988e68ee4ac0e6f95ce0b8e38a3fce914 description: Represents the saved copy of an Apex class. ApexClass uses the cached version of the class unless one is unavailable. Available from API version 28.0 or later. --- # ApexClass Represents the saved copy of an Apex class. ApexClass uses the cached version of the class unless one is unavailable. Available from API version 28.0 or later. To edit, save, or compile Apex classes, use [ApexClassMember](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_apexclassmember.htm "Represents the working copy of an Apex class for editing, saving, or compiling in a MetadataContainer."). ## Supported SOAP API Calls create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), update(), upsert() ## Supported REST API HTTP Methods GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE ## Fields

Field Name	Details
ApiVersion	Type double Properties Create, Filter, Sort, Update Description The API version for this class. Every class has an API version specified at creation.
Body	Type textarea Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description The data for the Apex class.
BodyCrc	Type double Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The CRC (cyclic redundancy check) of the class or trigger file
FullName	Type string Properties Group, Nillable Description The full name of the associated object in the Metadata API. Use to avoid race conditions on create, before you have IDs. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance.
IsValid	Type boolean Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Indicates whether any dependent metadata has changed since the class was last compiled (`true`) or not (`false`). The default value is `false`.
LengthWithoutComments	Type int Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Length of the class without comments.
ManageableState	Type ManageableState enumerated list Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort Description Indicates the manageable state of the specified component that is contained in a package: `beta` `deleted` `deprecated` `deprecatedEditable` `installed` `installedEditable` `released` `unmanaged` This field is available in API version 38.0 and later.
Metadata	Type ApexClassMetadata Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description An object that describes the version, status, and packaged versions of the corresponding Apex class. Query this field only if the query result contains no more than one record. Otherwise, an error is returned. If more than one record exists, use multiple queries to retrieve the records. This limit protects performance.
Name	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Name of the class. Limit: 255 characters
NamespacePrefix	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The namespace prefix associated with this object. Each Developer Edition organization that creates a managed package has a unique namespace prefix. Limit: 15 characters. You can refer to a component in a managed package by using the `namespacePrefix__componentName` notation. The namespace prefix can have one of the following values: In Developer Edition organizations, the namespace prefix is set to the namespace prefix of the organization for all objects that support it. There’s an exception if an object is in an installed managed package. In that case, the object has the namespace prefix of the installed managed package. This field’s value is the namespace prefix of the Developer Edition organization of the package developer. In organizations that aren’t Developer Edition organizations, NamespacePrefix is only set for objects that are part of an installed managed package. There’s no namespace prefix for all other objects.
Status	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description The current status of the Apex class. Valid values are: `Active`—The class is active. `Deleted`—The class is marked for deletion. This status is useful for managed packages, because it allows a class to be deleted when a managed package is updated. `Inactive`—This option is unused and is only supported for ApexTrigger. For more information, see the Metadata API Developer Guide.
SymbolTable	Type SymbolTable Properties Nillable Description A complex type that represents all user-defined tokens in the Body of an ApexClass, ApexClassMember, or ApexTriggerMember and their associated line and column locations within the Body. This field is null if the symbol table can’t be created due to reasons such as: Another Apex compilation is in progress and holding a compile lock The Apex class is in an invalid state and can’t compile successfully

## Usage To retrieve information about an Apex class, create an ApexClass object that references it. For example code, see [SOAP Calls](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/intro_soap_overview.htm). To edit, save, or compile Apex classes, use [ApexClassMember](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_apexclassmember.htm "Represents the working copy of an Apex class for editing, saving, or compiling in a MetadataContainer."). ![Note](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/images/icon_note.png) #### Note If there Isn't a cached version of [SymbolTable](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_symboltable.htm "A complex type that represents all user-defined tokens in the Body of an ApexClass, ApexClassMember, or ApexTriggerMember and their associated line and column locations within the Body."), it’s compiled in the background and the query can take longer than expected. The SymbolTable returned from ApexClass doesn't contain references. To retrieve a SymbolTable with references, use [ApexClassMember](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_apexclassmember.htm "Represents the working copy of an Apex class for editing, saving, or compiling in a MetadataContainer."). Although Apex classes and triggers have the Create and Update field properties, a runtime exception occurs if you try to create, update, or delete them using the API. Instead, use the Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code or the Ant Migration Tool to create or update Apex classes or triggers. Apex classes and triggers can’t be created, edited, or deleted in a production org. See [Deploying Apex](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_deploying.htm).