ABAP Object Oriented issue

[Former Member]

Hello,

The codes below works fine from a stand alone ABAP program.

TYPES: BEGIN OF v_level_text,

level type /BI0/HPROD_HIER-tlevel,

text type /BI0/TPROD_HIER-txtlg,

END OF v_level_text.

DATA: i_level_text type table of v_level_text.

DATA: wa_level_text like line of i_level_text. ***** error is from this line *******

However, when put in a method, I get the error

E:Within classes and interfaces, you can only use "TYPE" to refer to ABAP Dictionary types, not "LIKE" or "STRUCTURE'.

When I changed 'LIKE' to 'TYPE', I get the error as below:

E:The type "I_LEVEL_TEXT" is unknown, but there is a type with the similar name "V_LEVEL_TEXT". "V_LEVEL_TEXT.

Please advise the correct way to rewrite this code so can work in OO.

Thanks,

Ravi

[Former Member]

There is stricter typing check in ABAP OO programming... the following should not give syntax error,

DATA: wa_level_text TYPE V_level_text.

[Former Member]

Hello,

Why don't you declare it as DATA: wa_level_text type v_level_text?

Thanks.

Ramya.

[Former Member]

>

> Hello,
> 
> Why don't you declare it as DATA: wa_level_text type v_level_text?
> 
> Thanks.
> Ramya.

Quote!

Types: begin of lvt_testvariable,

......,

end of lv_testvariable.

DATA: lv_testvariable type lvt_testvariable.