Context Variables in triggers

Context Variables in triggers are isExecuting, isInsert, isUpdate, isDelete, isBefore, isAfter, isUndelete, new, newMap, old, oldMap, size.

isExecuting
Returns true if the current context for the Apex code
is a trigger, not a Visualforce page, a Web service, or an executeanonymous() API call.
isInsert
Returns true if this trigger was fired due
to an insert operation, from the Salesforce user interface, Apex,
or the API.
isUpdate
Returns true if this trigger was fired due
to an update operation, from the Salesforce user interface, Apex,
or the API.
isDelete
Returns true if this trigger was fired due
to a delete operation, from the Salesforce user interface, Apex,
or the API.
isBefore
Returns true if this trigger was fired
before any record was saved.
isAfter
Returns true if this trigger was fired after
all records were saved.
isUndelete
Returns true if this trigger was fired after
a record is recovered from the Recycle Bin (that is, after an
undelete operation from the Salesforce user interface, Apex,
or theAPI.)
new
Returns a list of the new versions of the
sObject records.
Note that this sObject list is only available in insert and update triggers,
and the records can only be modified in before triggers.
newMap
A map of IDs to the
new versions of the sObject records.
Note that this map is only available in before update, after insert,
and after update triggers.
old
Returns a list of
the old versions of the sObject records.
Note that this sObject list is only available in update and delete triggers.
oldMap
A map of IDs to the
old versions of the sObject records.
Note that this map is only available in update and delete triggers.
size
The total number of
records in a trigger invocation, both old and new.




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