What is Visualforce?

What is Visualforce?

Visualforce is a framework that allows developers to build sophisticated, custom user interfaces that can be hosted natively on the Force.com platform. The Visualforce framework includes a tag-based markup language, similar to HTML.

In the Visualforce markup language, each Visualforce tag corresponds to a fine-grained user interface component, such as a section of a page, a related list, or a field. The behavior of Visualforce components can either be controlled by the same logic that is used in standard Salesforce pages, or developers can associate their own logic with a controller class written

in Apex

Where Can Visualforce Pages Be Used?

Developers can use Visualforce pages to:

• Override standard buttons, such as the New button for accounts, or the Save button for contacts

• Override tab overview pages, such as the Accounts tab home page

• Define custom tabs

• Embed components in detail page layouts

• Create dashboard components or custom help pages

• Customize, extend, or integrate the sidebars in the Salesforce console (custom console components)

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