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table with type ANY in function module

Former Member — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:50:43 GMT

Hi all

I want to use a function module in different programs. I want to pass always a table and in a string the name of the structure, so that I can access the data with ASSIGN and the passed structure name.

For a structure I can use the type ANY, but if I want to use a table in a function module, I need to define a table type.

Is there a way to define a tabletype with the type ANY? A Workaround would be fine too.

Thanks and best regards!

Christian

Re: table with type ANY in function module

Former Member — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:42:36 GMT

Hi Christian,

ANY TABLE is used to type a parameter, or field symbol, that can be a table of any type or structure.

ANY is used to type a parameter, or field symbol, that can be any type. You can't, however, use any table operations on a parameter/field-symbol typed as ANY. For that, you have to use ANY TABLE.

The same applies to ANY. You can pass to the method a data object, without specifying its type (i.e, in dynamic programs).

Suppose that I need to split a line into a table, but I don't know the structure of this line:

I have a method:

codeMETHOD split_line_in_table IMPORTING im_line TYPE ANY

EXPORTING ex_table TYPE ANY TABLE.

[/code]

codeMETHOD split_line_in_table.

SPLIT im_line AT separator INTO TABLE ex_table.

ENDMETHOD.[/code]

Now, i can pass this method a line of ANY structure and get a table without specifying its structure.

cheers,

Hema.

Re: table with type ANY in function module

Former Member — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:36:06 GMT

Exactly the information, which I was searching for!

Thank you very much!!