ABAP Objects: Calling private Methods

[majcon]

Hi,

i would choose an private Method of an global class (for example class: CL_GUI_ALV_GRID private Method: SEARCH_START) in a local class.

class lcl_test definition for testing.
  private section.
    methods test for testing.
  data ref_alv type ref to cl_gui_alv_grid.
endclass.

class lcl_test implementation.
  method for test.
    create object ref_alv ...

* How to call a private Method?
 call method ref_alv->search_start( ). "not possible!    
  endmethod.
endclass.

Is this possible?

Regards,

Damir

[Former Member]

NO!

Private Method can call only into its own class.

Max

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can't call a private method since it is "private". Private method can be called within the class where it is defined. We can use public methods or protected methods through inheritance.

regards

austin

[FredericGirod]

Hi,

private is private, so it's not possible to play with it.

Rgd

Frédéric

[hymavathi_oruganti]

u cant call private methods.

[Former Member]

It is used for internal puprose od cl_gui_alv_grid, call method cannot be done externally.

Regards

vijay

[Former Member]

it is not possible ....can u describe the exact func that u required so that i can find some public method which would help u...

[majcon]

The context is, that I would write ABAPUnit Tests for an own global class! In this class I have some private Methods, and I would test this methods. So I´m search for a possibility to Test this Methods with ABAPUnit.

class myclass definition.
  private section.
    methods my_method.
endclass.

class myclass implementation.
  method my_method.
  endmethod.
endclass.

class mytest defintion for testing.
  private section.
    methods test for testing.
endclass.

class mytest implementation.
  method test.
*   How to call private Methods from local class myclass?
  endmethod.
endclass.

I couldn´t believe, that it is impossible to test private Methods..

regards,

Damir

[Former Member]

Damir, of course you can call a private method of a class, if this class has made you a friend with the syntax element FRIENDS (available since Release 6.10). Here is a syntactically correct example, when my_method is a private class method:

REPORT test.

CLASS mytest DEFINITION FOR TESTING.

PRIVATE SECTION.

METHODS test FOR TESTING.

ENDCLASS.

CLASS myclass DEFINITION FRIENDS mytest.

PUBLIC SECTION.

CLASS-METHODS my_method.

ENDCLASS.

CLASS myclass IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD my_method.

ENDMETHOD.

ENDCLASS.

CLASS mytest IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD test.

CALL METHOD myclass=>my_method.

ENDMETHOD.

ENDCLASS.

If my_method is not a class method, then you need to create an object of the class first, whose methods you want to test.

Kind regards,

Michael Kraemer

[majcon]

Hi Michael,

thanks!

This solved my problem!

Best regards,

Damir