Question

I want to create an integer custom field on an object. I see that I can create a custom field of “Number” but that seems to return a decimal type. Mostly this is annoying as I plan to use the field as an Integer and everywhere I’m using it in code I have to cast it to an Integer. None of the other field types seem to be even close – the only other field type that even seems to hold a numeric type is Currency.

I’ve adjusted the number after the decimal fields to (3,0) – three numbers before the decimal, zero numbers after the decimal. It’s still returning a decimal.

Is it even possible to create an integer? Is casting it every time I need it considered the “best practice”?

Answer 1

You can’t create an integer type. As you’ve discovered, Number results in a decimal. If you’d like to treat it as an integer you just cast it.