[ABAP 7.40] NEW syntax

[guillaume-hrc]

Hi,

With all the new additions in ABAP 7.40 language, I can't manage to append a new line with values to an internal table in a single line??

This works:

DATA: lt_users TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF usr03.  " User address

DATA(ls_user) = NEW usr03( bname = 'ATURING'
                             name1 = 'Alan TURING' ).
APPEND ls_user->* TO lt_users[].

But the following does NOT:

DATA: lt_users TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF usr03.  " User address

lt_users[ 0 ] = NEW usr03( bname = 'ATURING'
                             name1 = 'Alan TURING' )->*.

I thought the table expressions could be LHS (Left Hand Side) but what about the case of a new line?

Thanks in advance for correcting me.

Best regards,

Guillaume

[SuhaSaha]

Hello Guillaume,

Finally an ABAP 740 syntax related question

Why do you want to build the table using NEW? The operator VALUE does exactly what you want.

I can't manage to append a new line with values to an internal table in a single line??

DATA: lt_users TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF usr03.  " User address 

lt_users = VALUE #( 
                    ( bname = 'ATURING'  name1 = 'Alan TURING')      "Line 1
                    ( bname = 'GGARCIA'  name1 = 'Guillaume GARCIA') "Line 2
                  ).  

BR,

Suhas

[guillaume-hrc]

Hi Suhas,

Thanks.

But let's say I am within a loop, the VALUE is going to crush all existing entries in LT_USERS every single time, right?

How would you proceed to append new lines then?.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Guillaume

[SuhaSaha]

Not so difficult VALUE can also be used in operand position and you can use it as follows

DO 2 TIMES.

    APPEND VALUE #( bname = |ATURING { sy-index }|
                    name1 = |Alan TURING { sy-index }|
                      )
        TO lt_users.

ENDDO.

BR,

Suhas

[guillaume-hrc]

Nice!

Not accustomed to the expression power yet!  

Thanks!

Best regards,

Guillaume