Create a Contact Record With Re-Usable Dynamic Custom Lookup Field in Lightning Web Component

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Hey guys, Today in this post we are going to learn about How to Create a Contact Record With Re-Usable Dynamic Custom Lookup Field in Lightning Web Component – LWC.

Files we used in this post example:-

lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.html	Lightning Web Component HTML	Template HTML file used to write HTML element for build user interface.
lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.js	Lightning Web Component JavaScript	It is hold First Name, Last Name, Phone , Email and Submit button click functionality.
lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.js-meta.xml	XML Meta File	It is used for where this lightning web component should be exposed.
lwcAccountCustomLookup.html	Lightning Web Component HTML	It is Templae HTML file and hold a Account Search Lookup Field.
lwcAccountCustomLookup.js	Lightning Web Component JavaScript	It is hold Search function and fetch the account name value from database server.
lwcAccountCustomLookup.js-meta.xml	XML Meta File	It is used for where this lightning web component should be exposed
lwcApexController.cls	Apex Controller	It is used for Insert a Contact Record with Custom Lookup Field into database sserver

Don’t forget to check out:- Creating Record in Contact Object and Redirecting to Detail Page uses of @salesforce/schema/Contact in Salesforce LWC Click Here For More Information

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Step 1:- Create Lightning Web Component : lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.html

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.html

lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.html [Lightning Web Component HTML]

  <template>
    <lightning-card title="Create custom lookup on contact object" icon-name="standard:contact">
        <div class="slds-p-horizontal_small">
            <lightning-input label="First Name" value={firstname} onchange={contactHandleChange} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-input>
            <lightning-input label="Last Name" value={lastname} onchange={contactHandleChange} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-input>                        
            <lightning-input label="Phone" value={phone} onchange={contactHandleChange} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-input>
            <lightning-input label="Email" value={email} onchange={contactHandleChange} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-input>            
            
            <c-lwc-account-custom-lookup onselected={myLookupHandle}></c-lwc-account-custom-lookup><br/>
            <lightning-button label="Submit" variant="brand" onclick={createLookupContactAction} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-button>                     
        </div>

<br/><br/>
    <p><img src="https://www.w3web.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/thumbsUpLike.png" width="25" height="25" style="vertical-align:top; margin-right:10px;"/> <strong> <span style="font-size:15px; font-style:italic; display:inline-block; margin-right:5px;">Don't forget to check out:-</span> <a href="https://www.w3web.net/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;" rel="noopener noreferrer">An easy way to learn step-by-step online free tutorial, To know more Click  <span style="color:#ff8000; font-size:18px;">Here..</span></a></strong></p>

</lightning-card>
</template>

<lightning-card title="Create custom lookup on contact object" icon-name="standard:contact">

<lightning-input label="First Name" value={firstname} onchange={contactHandleChange} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-input>

<lightning-input label="Last Name" value={lastname} onchange={contactHandleChange} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-input>

<lightning-input label="Phone" value={phone} onchange={contactHandleChange} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-input>

<lightning-input label="Email" value={email} onchange={contactHandleChange} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-input>

<c-lwc-account-custom-lookup onselected={myLookupHandle}></c-lwc-account-custom-lookup><br/>

<lightning-button label="Submit" variant="brand" onclick={createLookupContactAction} class="slds-m-bottom_x-small slds-p-horizontal_small slds-form-element"></lightning-button>

</div>

<p><img src="https://www.w3web.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/thumbsUpLike.png" width="25" height="25" style="vertical-align:top; margin-right:10px;"/> <strong> <span style="font-size:15px; font-style:italic; display:inline-block; margin-right:5px;">Don't forget to check out:-</span> <a href="https://www.w3web.net/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;" rel="noopener noreferrer">An easy way to learn step-by-step online free tutorial, To know more Click <span style="color:#ff8000; font-size:18px;">Here..</span></a></strong></p>

</lightning-card>

</template>

Step 2:- Create Lightning Web Component : lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.js

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.js

lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.js [LWC JavaScript File]

  import { LightningElement, track } from 'lwc';
import { createRecord } from 'lightning/uiRecordApi';
import { ShowToastEvent } from 'lightning/platformShowToastEvent';
import { NavigationMixin } from 'lightning/navigation';
import CONTACT_OBJECT from '@salesforce/schema/Contact';
import contactFirstName from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.FirstName';
import contactLastName from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.LastName';
import contactPhone from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.Phone';
import contactEmail from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.Email';
import accountFieldId from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.AccountId';

export default class LwcCreateContactCustomLookup extends NavigationMixin(LightningElement) {   
    @track selectedAccountId;
    @track contactId;    
    firstname = '';   
    lastname = '';  
    phoneNo = '';
    emailId = '';
    contactHandleChange(event) {
        console.log(event.target.label);
        console.log(event.target.value);        
        if(event.target.label=='First Name'){
            this.firstname = event.target.value;
        }
        if(event.target.label=='Last Name'){
            this.lastname = event.target.value;
        }   
        
        if(event.target.label=='Phone'){
            this.phoneNo = event.target.value;
        }

        if(event.target.label=='Email'){
            this.emailId = event.target.value;
        }
                   
    }

    createLookupContactAction(){
        console.log(this.selectedAccountId);
        const fields = {};
        fields[contactFirstName.fieldApiName] = this.firstname;
        fields[contactLastName.fieldApiName] = this.lastname;
        fields[contactPhone.fieldApiName] = this.phoneNo;
        fields[contactEmail.fieldApiName] = this.emailId;
        
        fields[accountFieldId.fieldApiName] = this.selectedAccountId;
        const recordInput = { apiName: CONTACT_OBJECT.objectApiName, fields };
        createRecord(recordInput)
            .then(contactobj=> {
                this.contactId = contactobj.id;
                this.fields={};
                this.dispatchEvent(
                    new ShowToastEvent({
                        title: 'Success',
                        message: 'Contact created successfully..!',
                        variant: 'success',
                    }),
                );
                this[NavigationMixin.Navigate]({
                    type: 'standard__recordPage',
                    attributes: {
                        recordId: contactobj.id,
                        objectApiName: 'Contact',
                        actionName: 'view'
                    },
                });


            })
            .catch(error => {
                this.dispatchEvent(
                    new ShowToastEvent({
                        title: 'Error creating record',
                        message: error.body.message,
                        variant: 'error',
                    }),
                );
            });
    }
    myLookupHandle(event){
        console.log(event.detail);
        this.selectedAccountId = event.detail;
    }
}

import { LightningElement, track } from 'lwc';

import { createRecord } from 'lightning/uiRecordApi';

import { ShowToastEvent } from 'lightning/platformShowToastEvent';

import { NavigationMixin } from 'lightning/navigation';

import CONTACT_OBJECT from '@salesforce/schema/Contact';

import contactFirstName from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.FirstName';

import contactLastName from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.LastName';

import contactPhone from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.Phone';

import contactEmail from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.Email';

import accountFieldId from '@salesforce/schema/Contact.AccountId';

export default class LwcCreateContactCustomLookup extends NavigationMixin(LightningElement) {

@track selectedAccountId;

@track contactId;

firstname = '';

lastname = '';

phoneNo = '';

emailId = '';

contactHandleChange(event) {

console.log(event.target.label);

console.log(event.target.value);

if(event.target.label=='First Name'){

this.firstname = event.target.value;

}

if(event.target.label=='Last Name'){

this.lastname = event.target.value;

}

if(event.target.label=='Phone'){

this.phoneNo = event.target.value;

}

if(event.target.label=='Email'){

this.emailId = event.target.value;

}

createLookupContactAction(){

console.log(this.selectedAccountId);

const fields = {};

fields[contactFirstName.fieldApiName] = this.firstname;

fields[contactLastName.fieldApiName] = this.lastname;

fields[contactPhone.fieldApiName] = this.phoneNo;

fields[contactEmail.fieldApiName] = this.emailId;

fields[accountFieldId.fieldApiName] = this.selectedAccountId;

const recordInput = { apiName: CONTACT_OBJECT.objectApiName, fields };

createRecord(recordInput)

.then(contactobj=> {

this.contactId = contactobj.id;

this.fields={};

this.dispatchEvent(

new ShowToastEvent({

title: 'Success',

message: 'Contact created successfully..!',

variant: 'success',

}),

);

this[NavigationMixin.Navigate]({

type: 'standard__recordPage',

attributes: {

recordId: contactobj.id,

objectApiName: 'Contact',

actionName: 'view'

});

})

.catch(error => {

this.dispatchEvent(

new ShowToastEvent({

title: 'Error creating record',

message: error.body.message,

variant: 'error',

}),

);

});

}

myLookupHandle(event){

console.log(event.detail);

this.selectedAccountId = event.detail;

}

Step 3:- Create Lightning Web Component : lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.js-meta.xml

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.js-meta.xml

lwcCreateContactCustomLookup.js-meta.xml [LWC Meta Data XML]

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LightningComponentBundle xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <apiVersion>45.0</apiVersion>
    <isExposed>true</isExposed>
    <targets>
        <target>lightning__AppPage</target>
        <target>lightning__RecordPage</target>
        <target>lightning__HomePage</target>
      </targets>
</LightningComponentBundle>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<target>lightning__AppPage</target>

<target>lightning__RecordPage</target>

<target>lightning__HomePage</target>

</targets>

</LightningComponentBundle>

Step 4:- Create Lightning Web Component : lwcAccountCustomLookup.html

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> lwcAccountCustomLookup.html

lwcAccountCustomLookup.html [Lightning Web Component HTML]

  <template>
    <lightning-card>
        <div class="slds-p-horizontal_small">
            <div class="row">
                <div class="slds-form-element">
                    <div class="slds-form-element__control">
                        <div class="slds-combobox_container">
                            <div class="slds-combobox slds-dropdown-trigger slds-dropdown-trigger_click" aria-expanded="false"
                                aria-haspopup="listbox" role="combobox">
                                <div class="slds-combobox__form-element slds-input-has-icon slds-input-has-icon_right"
                                    role="none">
                                    <lightning-input type="search" id="combobox-id-16" value={accountName}
                                        onchange={searchHandleKeyChange} onkeydown={searchHandleClick} onclick={searchHandleClick}
                                        onblur={searchHandleClick} aria-activedescendant="option1" label='Account'
                                        aria-autocomplete="list" aria-controls="listbox-id-12" role="textbox"
                                        placeholder="Search..."></lightning-input>   
                                </div>
                                <!-- Start : Parent Search Result -->
                                <div if:true={messageResult}>
                                    No Result Found!
                                </div>
                                <template if:true={showSearchedValues}>
                                    <div class="slds-box" style="height: 130px; overflow-y: scroll;">
                                        <ul class="" role="">
                                            <template for:each={accountList} for:item="actObj">
                                                <li class="slds-p-around_x-small" style="cursor: pointer;" key={actObj.Id}
                                                    onclick={parentHandleAction} data-value={actObj.Id}
                                                    data-label={actObj.Name}>
                                                    {actObj.Name}
                                                </li>
                                            </template>
                                        </ul>
                                    </div>
                                </template>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    
        </lightning-card>  
</template>

<lightning-card>

<div class="slds-combobox slds-dropdown-trigger slds-dropdown-trigger_click" aria-expanded="false"

aria-haspopup="listbox" role="combobox">

<div class="slds-combobox__form-element slds-input-has-icon slds-input-has-icon_right"

role="none">

<lightning-input type="search" id="combobox-id-16" value={accountName}

onchange={searchHandleKeyChange} onkeydown={searchHandleClick} onclick={searchHandleClick}

onblur={searchHandleClick} aria-activedescendant="option1" label='Account'

aria-autocomplete="list" aria-controls="listbox-id-12" role="textbox"

placeholder="Search..."></lightning-input>

</div>

No Result Found!

</div>

<li class="slds-p-around_x-small" style="cursor: pointer;" key={actObj.Id}

onclick={parentHandleAction} data-value={actObj.Id}

data-label={actObj.Name}>

{actObj.Name}

</li>

</template>

</ul>

</div>

</template>

</div>

</lightning-card>

</template>

Step 5:- Create Lightning Web Component : lwcAccountCustomLookup.js

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> lwcAccountCustomLookup.js

lwcAccountCustomLookup.js [LWC JavaScript File]

   import { LightningElement, track, wire } from 'lwc';
import getCustomLookupAccount from '@salesforce/apex/lwcApexController.getCustomLookupAccount';

export default class LwcAccountCustomLookup extends LightningElement {
    
 @track accountName='';
 @track accountList=[];
 @track objectApiName='Account';
 @track accountId;
 @track isShow=false;
 @track messageResult=false;
 @track isShowResult = true;
 @track showSearchedValues = false;
 @wire(getCustomLookupAccount,{actName:'$accountName'})
 retrieveAccounts ({error,data}){
     this.messageResult=false;
     if(data){
         console.log('data## ' + data.length);
         if(data.length>0 && this.isShowResult){
            this.accountList =data;
            this.showSearchedValues=true;
            this.messageResult=false;
         }
         else if(data.length == 0){
            this.accountList=[];
            this.showSearchedValues=false;
            if(this.accountName != ''){
               this.messageResult=true;
            }
         }
         else if(error){
             this.accountId='';
             this.accountName='';
             this.accountList=[];
             this.showSearchedValues=false;
             this.messageResult=true;
         }

     }
 }



 searchHandleClick(event){
  this.isShowResult = true;
  this.messageResult = false;
}


searchHandleKeyChange(event){
  this.messageResult=false;
  this.accountName = event.target.value;
}

parentHandleAction(event){        
    this.showSearchedValues = false;
    this.isShowResult = false;
    this.messageResult=false;
    //Set the parent calendar id
    this.accountId =  event.target.dataset.value;
    //Set the parent calendar label
    this.accountName =  event.target.dataset.label;      
    console.log('accountId::'+this.accountId);    
    const selectedEvent = new CustomEvent('selected', { detail: this.accountId });
        // Dispatches the event.
    this.dispatchEvent(selectedEvent);    
}

}

import { LightningElement, track, wire } from 'lwc';

import getCustomLookupAccount from '@salesforce/apex/lwcApexController.getCustomLookupAccount';

export default class LwcAccountCustomLookup extends LightningElement {

@track accountName='';

@track accountList=[];

@track objectApiName='Account';

@track accountId;

@track isShow=false;

@track messageResult=false;

@track isShowResult = true;

@track showSearchedValues = false;

@wire(getCustomLookupAccount,{actName:'$accountName'})

retrieveAccounts ({error,data}){

this.messageResult=false;

if(data){

console.log('data## ' + data.length);

if(data.length>0 && this.isShowResult){

this.accountList =data;

this.showSearchedValues=true;

this.messageResult=false;

}

else if(data.length == 0){

this.accountList=[];

this.showSearchedValues=false;

if(this.accountName != ''){

this.messageResult=true;

}

else if(error){

this.accountId='';

this.accountName='';

this.accountList=[];

this.showSearchedValues=false;

this.messageResult=true;

}

searchHandleClick(event){

this.isShowResult = true;

this.messageResult = false;

}

searchHandleKeyChange(event){

this.messageResult=false;

this.accountName = event.target.value;

}

parentHandleAction(event){

this.showSearchedValues = false;

this.isShowResult = false;

this.messageResult=false;

//Set the parent calendar id

this.accountId = event.target.dataset.value;

//Set the parent calendar label

this.accountName = event.target.dataset.label;

console.log('accountId::'+this.accountId);

const selectedEvent = new CustomEvent('selected', { detail: this.accountId });

// Dispatches the event.

this.dispatchEvent(selectedEvent);

}

Step 6:- Create Lightning Web Component : lwcAccountCustomLookup.js-meta.xml

SFDX:Lightning Web Component >> New >> lwcAccountCustomLookup.js-meta.xml

lwcAccountCustomLookup.js-meta.xml [LWC Meta Data XML]

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LightningComponentBundle xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <apiVersion>45.0</apiVersion>
    <isExposed>true</isExposed>
    <targets>
        <target>lightning__AppPage</target>
        <target>lightning__RecordPage</target>
        <target>lightning__HomePage</target>
      </targets>
</LightningComponentBundle>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<target>lightning__AppPage</target>

<target>lightning__RecordPage</target>

<target>lightning__HomePage</target>

</targets>

</LightningComponentBundle>

Step 7:- Create Lightning Web Component : lwcApexController.cls

SFDX:Create Apex Class >> New >> lwcApexController.cls

lwcApexController.cls[Apex Class Controller]

  public with sharing class lwcApexController {
      
    //custom lookup lwc
@AuraEnabled(cacheable=true)
public static List<Account> getCustomLookupAccount (String actName){
   List<Account> accLookupList =  new List<Account>();
   if(actName != ''){
       String accountName = '%' + actName + '%';
       accLookupList = [Select Id, Name From Account Where Name like:accountName];
       return accLookupList;
   }
   return accLookupList;
}   

}