Salesforce DEX-450 Exam - Topic 6 Question 114 Discussion

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Question #: 114
Topic #: 6

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The following Apex method is part of the ContactService class that is called from a trigger:

How should the developer modify the code to ensure best practices are met?

AOption A

BOption B

COption C

DOption D

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by Arlette at Jun 10, 2025, 09:08 AM

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Nada

2 months ago

Wait, why are we even considering Option B?

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Crissy

2 months ago

Not sure about Option D, seems risky.

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Rebecka

2 months ago

I think Option A has some merit too.

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Alline

3 months ago

Option C is definitely the best choice here.

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Leatha

3 months ago

Really? I didn't expect Option C to be the best.

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Val

3 months ago

I think we practiced a similar question where we had to ensure that the method was static. I wonder if that applies here too.

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Percy

3 months ago

I feel like one of the options might involve using a Map instead of a List to optimize performance, but I can't recall which one.

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Jerrod

4 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think we might need to check for governor limits in this method. That seems to come up a lot in practice questions.

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Tayna

4 months ago

I remember we discussed the importance of bulkification in triggers, so I think that might be a key point here.

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Nathalie

4 months ago

Ah, I see what they're getting at. Option C is the way to go - it avoids the unnecessary SOQL query and updates the contact record in a single transaction.

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Ariel

4 months ago

I'm a bit unsure about this one. I'll need to double-check the Apex best practices to make sure I'm selecting the right option.

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Yuki

4 months ago

Option A looks good to me - it removes the unnecessary SOQL query and updates the contact record directly. That seems like the most efficient approach.

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Deeanna

5 months ago

Hmm, the code seems a bit complex. I'll need to think through the implications of each option to make sure I understand the best practice.

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Xuan

5 months ago

This looks like a pretty straightforward question. I'll carefully review the code and options to identify the best practice approach.

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