Use apex code to hide a custom list view button from profiles

Workarounds to hide custom list view button from profiles

1. Develop a VisualForce page to replicate the list view page and the button and add apex code to display / hide the command button based on the running profile. This solution requires re-querying all the list views.

2. Add an apex code in the "onclick" of the button which will either allow button functionality or display error message based on the profile clicking it. In this case the button will always be shown to all profiles but could only be used by authorized profiles.

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