Saved MultiSelect Value in Account Object

There may be requirement for save multiple values from visual page to one custom field of salesforce objects by multi Select. In this example I am saving firm Type a custom field in Account Object(Firm_Type__c).

1) Create a custom field of type Picklist (Multi-Select).

2) Create A visual force page.


<apex:page controller="multiselectPicklistSelectList2" showHeader="false" sideBar="false" >
<apex:form >
   <apex:sectionHeader title="Saved MultiSelect Value in Account Object"></apex:sectionHeader>

   <apex:pageBlock id="pageBlock" title="Search Filter">
    <apex:pageMessages ></apex:pageMessages>
    <apex:pageBlockSection title="Firm Types" columns="2" collapsible="true">
       
      
       <apex:outputLabel >Firm Type</apex:outputLabel>
       <apex:selectList multiselect="true" value="{!firms}" style="width:215px;height:100px">
            <apex:selectOptions value="{!items}" />
        </apex:selectList>
    </apex:pageBlockSection>
   </apex:pageBlock>
   <apex:pageBlock id="searchResults" title="Results">
     <apex:pageBlockButtons >
        <apex:commandButton value="Show Saved Values" action="{!showFirms}" status="status" rerender="searchResults"></apex:commandButton>
     </apex:pageBlockButtons>
     <apex:pageMessages ></apex:pageMessages>
    
  </apex:pageBlock>
</apex:form>
</apex:Page>


3) Create A controller.

public class multiselectPicklistSelectList2 {

 private Account account ;  
 public String name { get; set; }
 public multiselectPicklistSelectList2()
 {
    
 }

  public Account getAccount() {
      return account;
 }
 public void setAccount(Account acc) {
      account= acc;
 }

  public PageReference showFirms() {
    //To convert Getting firms Array into String separated by semi-comma.
    String tempstr='';
     for(Integer i=0;i<getFirms().size();i++) tempstr+=getFirms()[i]+';';
  name = account.name;  
     Account newAcct = new Account(Name= 'name',Firm_Type__c= tempstr);
   
    if (tempstr == null || tempstr == '') {
      apexPages.addmessage(new ApexPages.message(ApexPages.severity.INFO, 'Please select one or more regions first.'));
      return null;
    }else {
     apexPages.addmessage(new ApexPages.message(ApexPages.severity.INFO, 'Selected firms are :- '+ getFirms()));
     upsert newAcct;
    }
      return null;
  }

   private List<User> users;

   public List<User> getUsers()
   {
    return users;
   }

   String[] firms = new String[]{};

   public String[] getFirms() {
           return firms;
    }
 
    public void setFirms(String[] firms) {
        this.firms = firms;
    }
 
     List<SelectOption> options = new List<SelectOption>();
     public List<SelectOption> getItems() {
        options.add(new SelectOption('Broker Dealer','Broker Dealer'));
        options.add(new SelectOption('Bank','Bank'));
        options.add(new SelectOption('Asset Manager','Asset Manager'));
        options.add(new SelectOption('Insurance','Insurance'));
        options.add(new SelectOption('RIA','RIA'));
        options.add(new SelectOption('Partner','Partner'));
        options.add(new SelectOption('Media','Media'));
        options.add(new SelectOption('Analyst','Analyst'));
        
        return options;
        }
 }

4)  Saved field in the Account would be :-