SALESFORCE-PD1 Developer Fundamentals Practice Question
A developer needs to assign a default value to a custom picklist field via Apex when creating a Lead record. What data type should be assigned to the picklist field in Apex?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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String
Picklist fields in Salesforce are represented as Strings in Apex when assigned or retrieved via sObjects.
Answer analysis
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String
Why this is correct
Picklist values are represented as String types in Apex sObject assignments.
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Boolean
Why it's wrong here
Boolean is used exclusively for checkbox fields.
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PicklistEntry
Why it's wrong here
PicklistEntry is a metadata descriptor class used in describes, not for field value assignment on sObject records.
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Integer
Why it's wrong here
Picklists represent text values, not integer numeric codes.
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