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@ca_peterson SObject initialization from Id
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* This method accepts the ID of any object type and returns the full name, including prefix of the sObject
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* type to which it belongs.
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* @author cpeterson
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**/
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public static Schema.SObjectType getObjectType(id subject){
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Schema.SObjectType result;
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string target = subject;
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Map<String, Schema.SObjectType> gd = Schema.getGlobalDescribe();
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string keyPrefix;
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for(Schema.SObjectType describe: gd.values() ){
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keyPrefix = describe.getDescribe().getKeyPrefix();
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if(keyPrefix != null && target.startsWith(keyPrefix)){
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result = describe;
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break; //no need to keep looking
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}
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}
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return result;
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}
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