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Abt Table Types

Former Member — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:58:13 GMT

Hi All ,

I am not getting that where Table Types can be used in ABAP Program,

Searched for Eg. but could'nt get it.

I want an Eg. which can clear its purpose practically.

Thanks

Re: Abt Table Types

Former Member — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:15:54 GMT

Hi ,

One common use of table types is to define a table as an attribute in a class.

So if you want an internal table as an attribute in a class you need to first define a table type , which contains the field of the internal table and then use this table type in the attributes to define an internal table in the class.

Regards

Arun

Re: Abt Table Types

Former Member — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:18:03 GMT

Another use of it is to have a table defined inside a structure.

Re: Abt Table Types

Former Member — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:18:17 GMT

Hi,

Lets say u created a table type in se11,

Now whole declaring in e38 just say

data : t_itab type <table_type_name>.

U need not give type standard table of OR occurs statement.

Regards,

Vaibhav B Gawali.

Re: Abt Table Types

Former Member — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:27:27 GMT

As our friends have discussed about Programs, i would discuss w.r.t FM's.

Generally the Importing/Exporting Parameters will be of type Variables or structures. Using an object of table type we can represent them as a table in FM's.

Consider FM: <b>READ_PROGDIR</b>. Exporting Parameter: E_PROGDIR_TAB is of table type: PROGDIR_TAB.

But i personally feel, the best usage of table types comes in Object Oriented Programming.

Hope this helps you a bit in understanding...

Kind Regards

Eswar