How to check Person Account are enabled using Apex?

Some time it is needed to check whether this org has person account enabled or not.

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There are couple of ways we can think of,

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1. Using Describe Call

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boolean isPersonAccount = Schema.SObjectType.Account.fields.getMap().containsKey('isPersonAccount');n

– Describe Call count against Governor limits.

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1. Accessing field of Account (“isPersonAccount”)

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boolean isPersonAccount = false;ntry{n	Sobject accSo = new Account();n	accSo.get('isPersonAccount');nn	//If this field Exists then there is Person Account Enabled in this Org. Else you will get Exceptionn	isPersonAccount = true;nn} catch(Exception e) {n	n	isPersonAccount = false;nn}

In this method exception getting generated if that field doesn’t Exist.