Calling Protected and Private method from own instance.

[former_member196123]

Hi Experts,

I am facing problem in calling Protected and Private method from own instance. Kindly Give a suggestion that how to call.

Ex:

CLASS cl_super DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION.
DATA: gv_text TYPE char10.
METHODS: percentage IMPORTING sub1 TYPE i
                               sub2 TYPE i
                     EXPORTING sub3 TYPE i.
PROTECTED SECTION.
METHODS: display IMPORTING total TYPE i.
ENDCLASS.
CLASS cl_super IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD percentage.
sub3 = sub1 + sub2.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD display.
WRITE: 'This is total', total.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.
*& **** Calling

DATA: lr_ref TYPE REF TO cl_super.

lr_ref->display( EXPORTING total = lv_sum ).

Thanks and Regards,

Anand

[VijayaKrishnaG]

Hi Anand,

I think you have not created instance for class.

CREATE OBJECT LR_REF.

Before calling method, the reference variable should have the Instance of the class.

Regards,

Vijay

[Former Member]

Hi Anand,

What is lv_sum here?  where have you declared it? in public or protected?

BR,

Shahir Mirza

[former_member196123]

Hi Experts,

I have created lv_sum in my main program that is outside class and also I have created object for the reference. Kindly advice on calling PROTECTED AND PRIVATE METHOD outside class for the own instance.

Ex:

CLASS cl_super DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION.
DATA: gv_text TYPE char10.
METHODS: percentage IMPORTING sub1 TYPE i
                               sub2 TYPE i
                     EXPORTING sub3 TYPE i.
PROTECTED SECTION.
METHODS: display IMPORTING total TYPE i.
ENDCLASS.
CLASS cl_super IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD percentage.
sub3 = sub1 + sub2.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD display.
WRITE: 'This is total', total.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.
*& **** Calling

DATA: lr_ref TYPE REF TO cl_super.

data: lv_sum type i.

create object lr_ref.

lr_ref->display( EXPORTING total = lv_sum ).

Thanks and Regards,

Anand

[Former Member]

Hi Anand,

               as of my knowledge, we cant access private and protected methods directly by using instances. if you want to access private and protected methods outside the class , crate a public method and call private method inside it.

Exmp:

method mt_publicmethod.

call method mt_privatemethod.

endmethod.

-> call this public method by using instance..