topic Re: clarification regarding TYPES in Application Development and Automation Discussions

clarification regarding TYPES

Former Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:26:50 GMT

Hi all,

I need clarification regarding below code....

TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_TAB,

VBELN TYPE VBAK-VBELN,

ERDAT TYPE VBAK-ERDAT,

END OF TY_TAB.

TYPES: TAB TYPE TY_TAB OCCURS 1.

From the above code What exactly TAB means whether it is an internal table with header line or else only work area or else is it a structure?

Thanks & Regards.

Laxman.P

B'lore

Re: clarification regarding TYPES

Former Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:29:38 GMT

TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_TAB,

VBELN TYPE VBAK-VBELN,

ERDAT TYPE VBAK-ERDAT,

END OF TY_TAB.

TYPES: TAB TYPE TY_TAB OCCURS 1.

all the above statements are TYPES. The first one is the TYPES definitation for a structure. The second is a table type definitition.

Only WHEN YOU USE DATA statement the memory is allocated.

so you need to have

DATA: IT_TAB TYPE TAB.

ONLY When you have a data statement the definitaiton is complete.

Cheers

Re: clarification regarding TYPES

Former Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:30:18 GMT

It is just another TYPE.. An itab/wa/structure has to be declared with the keyword DATA referencing a TYPE.

Arya

Re: clarification regarding TYPES

Former Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:31:50 GMT

Hi VJ,

Table type definition means that TAB comes under structure or internal table?

Regards.

Laxman.P

Re: clarification regarding TYPES

Former Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:34:14 GMT

Its a table. Coz they have used OCCURS 0 in the types.

Cheers

Re: clarification regarding TYPES

Former Member — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:35:28 GMT

Hi laxman

The type that you declare is type of internal table. you can create internal table by reference this type.

Example

Data it_tab type ty_tab.

it_tab is internal table , not a structure.

Regards

Wiboon

Re: clarification regarding TYPES

Former Member — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:34:17 GMT

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