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Comparing two values in if condition

former_member798210 — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 05:34:58 GMT

Hello everyone.

i have a scenario where i get a value into a variable which is type string at runtime and i have to write it is positive or negative or zero in the output.

Here is the code

Consider a variable GV_STRING type string.

if gv_string gt 0.
write ‘positive’.

Elseif gv_string lt 0.

Write ‘negative’.

Else.

Write ’zero’.

Endif.

If the value i am getting is between -0.4 to -0.1 and 0.1 to 0.4 it is writing as zero which is not the expected output.

And when i get a character it leads to run time error but the expected output is to write zero.

So i have done some experiments and i modified my code a little.

On the above code instead of giving zero simply, i gave them in single quotation as shown in below.

if gv_string gt ‘0’.
write ‘positive’.

Elseif gv_string lt ‘0’.

Write ‘negative’.

Else.

Write ’zero’.

Endif.

its output is as i expected but i don’t know why it is working when i gave them in single quotation and in the above code also when an character comes then it write as positive but i want when a character comes i need to write it as zero

Re: Comparing two values in if condition

venkateswaran_k — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 05:48:23 GMT

Hi,

You are trying to compare the string variable to numeri value. It will not work. You need to do like this.

data gv_string type string.
data gv_numeric type p DECIMALS 2.
data gv_type type DD01V-DATATYPE.

gv_string = '-0.4'.
CALL FUNCTION 'NUMERIC_CHECK'
  EXPORTING
    string_in        = gv_string
 IMPORTING
*   STRING_OUT       =
    HTYPE            = gv_type.

if gv_type = 'NUMC'.
  gv_numeric = gv_numeric.
  if gv_numeric < 0.
    write 'Negative'.
  else.
    write 'Positive'.
  endif.
else.
  write 'Not Numeric = Zero'.
endif.

Regards,

Venkat

Re: Comparing two values in if condition

venkateswaran_k — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 06:03:25 GMT

Or you can use try catch and then do your if statement as below

TRY.
gv_numeric = gv_string.
CATCH CX_SY_CONVERSION_NO_NUMBER.
MESSAGE 'no number' type 'S' DISPLAY LIKE 'S'.
ENDTRY.

  if gv_numeric < 0.
    write 'Negative'.
  elseif gv_numeric > 0..
    write 'Positive'.
  else.
    write 'Zero - Not numeric'.
  endif.

Regards,

Re: Comparing two values in if condition

matt — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:39:00 GMT

Please in future use the CODE button in the editor to display code. Like venkateswaran.k has.

Re: Comparing two values in if condition

matt — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:40:57 GMT

In your first code, your string is converted to an integer because you're comparing with a number without quotes, which is always treated as an integer. In the second, because you're comparing with a number in quotes, the string is converted to a floating point number.

Re: Comparing two values in if condition

former_member798210 — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:31:06 GMT

hai Matthew Billingham.

While i was providing input as GE 0.5 or 0.5-it is giving output as expected in the first code means upto my understanding it is rounding the value to a nearest whole number.

i am correct, if wrong please guide me.

Thank you.

Venkata kalyan

Re: Comparing two values in if condition

former_member808116 — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:44:07 GMT

STEP 1. You can check input parameters is number.

STEP 2. Compare two value in If conditions