Visualforce Form Best Practices

Visualforce Form Best Practices

Question

A section of a Visualforce page that allows users to enter input and then submit it with an <apex:commandButton> or <apex:commandLink>

The body of the form determines the data that is displayed and the way it is processed.

It's a best practice to verify that pages and custom components use at most one <apex:form> tag.

As of API version 18.0, this tag can't be a child component of <apex:repeat>.

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The section of the Visualforce page that allows users to enter input and submit it with an apex:commandButton or apex:commandLink is called a form. The apex:form tag is used to define a form in Visualforce.

The body of the form determines the data that is displayed and the way it is processed. Once the user enters the input and clicks on the submit button or link, the form data is sent to the server for processing.

It is considered a best practice to use at most one apex:form tag in a page or custom component. This helps to avoid unexpected behavior and simplifies the code.

The apex:form tag cannot be a child component of apex:repeat tag starting from API version 18.0. This means that you cannot use an apex:form tag inside an apex:repeat tag. If you try to do so, you will receive a compile-time error.

In summary, the correct answer to this question is A. apex:form. The apex:form tag is used to define a form in Visualforce, and it is a best practice to use at most one apex:form tag in a page or custom component. Also, note that the apex:form tag cannot be a child component of apex:repeat starting from API version 18.0.