topic Re: why do we call OBJECT in Application Development and Automation Discussions

why do we call OBJECT

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:02:42 GMT

for every program we call it as a OBJECT ,but whats the reason behind it?

Re: why do we call OBJECT

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:10:56 GMT

Might be taken from the OOPS concept

where OBJECT is the highest CLASS in JAVA which is nothing but Instance of a class

r even if you consider general english meaning Object means any item/work that has to do something and to settle.

SO in software also Object means the work which we have to deliver to the client

may be different types of objects..

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Anji

Re: why do we call OBJECT

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:38:06 GMT

Hi Mr.Reddy

First of all I thank u for the response but unfortunately I misguided u with word OBJECT , its not oops Object . Its like , for a single programm wa say this is an 'object'. I guess something related to Dictionary... but am not sure........

Re: why do we call OBJECT

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:46:24 GMT

Hi Prashanth,

Mr.Reddy has already given you the answer, Read the last four lines in his response.

Thanks,

Senthil

Re: why do we call OBJECT

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:54:43 GMT

It is not related to ABAP dictionary at all.

We often call the Dictionary items Domains, tables, views,lock objects,search helps, type groups as objects but the generic term which we use for a OBJECT in a software project is different

As I told you earlier it is the amount of software work, which has to be delivered to the client as per his logic.

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Regards

Anji

Re: why do we call OBJECT

RichHeilman — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:12:57 GMT

Object in this context refers to development objects. Development objects in SAP or ABAP, is anything that we create as ABAPers, this includes, but is not limited to, Programs, Function groups/modules, module pool programs, include progams, domains, data elements, structures, table types, tables, search helps, classes, interfaces, web dynpro components. These are all types of development objects and we commonly refer to them as objects.

This is of course totally seperate from the use of the word "objects" in the OO context, which means an instaniation or instance of a class.

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RIch Heilman