The RemoteAction annotation provides support for Apex methods used in Visualforce to be called via JavaScript. This process is often referred to as JavaScript remoting.
[namespace.]controller.method( [parameters...,] callbackFunction, [configuration] );
Element | Description |
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namespace | The namespace of the controller class. This is required if your organization has a namespace defined, or if the class comes from an installed package. |
controller | The name of your Apex controller. |
method | The name of the Apex method you’re calling. |
parameters | A comma-separated list of parameters that your method takes. |
callbackFunction | The name of the JavaScript function that will handle the response from the controller. You can also declare an anonymous function inline. callbackFunction receives the status of the method call and the result as parameters. |
configuration | Configures the handling of the remote call and response. Use this to change the behavior of a remoting call, such as whether or not to escape the Apex method’s response. |
@RemoteAction global static String getItemId(String objectName) { ... }
Your method can take Apex primitives, collections, typed and generic sObjects, and user-defined Apex classes and interfaces as arguments. Generic sObjects must have an ID or sobjectType value to identify actual type. Interface parameters must have an apexType to identify actual type. Your method can return Apex primitives, sObjects, collections, user-defined Apex classes and enums, SaveResult, UpsertResult, DeleteResult, SelectOption, or PageReference.
For more information, see “JavaScript Remoting for Apex Controllers” in the Visualforce Developer's Guide.