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Dereference a generic reference

Former Member — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:45:34 GMT

hi,

i have a generic reference variable say lv_ref of type ref to data.

Currently it references a table of some type say X.

Now i want to display the table referenced by the above generic reference variable.

Could any1 plz help me out in this regard.

Useful replies will certainly be rewarded.

Thanx in advance.

Re: Dereference a generic reference

uwe_schieferstein — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:53:43 GMT

Hello Shankar

Depending on whether the referenced object is a table or a structure you need an appropriate field symbol:

FIELD-SYMBOLS:
  <ls_struc>    TYPE ANY,
  <lt_itab>       TYPE table.


  ASSIGN lv_ref->* TO <ls_struc>.  " de-referencing structure
  ASSIGN lv_ref->* TO <lt_Itab>.     " de-referencing table type [itab]

Regards

Uwe