topic OPTIONAL in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/optional/m-p/2414510#M538825 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>can any one send a small note on optional keyword in abap-oops.its urgentplz</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:43:03 GMT Former Member 2007-06-29T10:43:03Z OPTIONAL https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/optional/m-p/2414510#M538825 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>can any one send a small note on optional keyword in abap-oops.its urgentplz</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:43:03 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/optional/m-p/2414510#M538825 Former Member 2007-06-29T10:43:03Z Re: OPTIONAL https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/optional/m-p/2414511#M538826 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Use OPTIONAL or DEFAULT to define input parameters and input/output parameters as optional parameters, where you can use DEFAULT to specify a replacement parameter def1 def2 .... For an optional parameter, you need not specify an actual parameter in the method call. While a formal parameter with the addition OPTIONAL is initialized according to its type, a formal parameter with addition DEFAULT copies the value and type of the replacement parameter def1 def2 .... As a replacement parameter def1 def2 ..., you can specify any appropriate data object that is visible at this position. </P><P></P><P>If no actual parameter is specified for a generically typed formal parameter with the OPTIONAL addition at the time of the call, the type of the formal parameter is completed according to fixed rules.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Sesh</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:48:11 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/optional/m-p/2414511#M538826 seshatalpasai_madala 2007-06-29T10:48:11Z