check initial

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I have defined a type and then then standard table of this type.

itab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_itab.

Now I am checking for not blank internal table

if not itab is initial.

Will it work or I need to put [].

Regards,

Jeetu

[Former Member]

if not itab is initial. <-- this will check only the header line ..

U need to put [].

[Former Member]

Hi,

You need to put [ ].

Thanks,

Sriram Ponna.

[sachin_mathapati]

itab without square brackets '[]' checks only for header line..

Hence to check if internal table is initial or not u need to use [].

If itab[] is initial.

Endif.

[Former Member]

data: i_tab type standard table of x_tab initial size 0.

if i_tab is not initial.
*The check will happen for table body as the table has *no header line
endif.
data:i_tabh like x_tab occurs 0.

if i_tabh is not initial.
*The check will happen for table header as the table *has header line
endif. 

so in your case no need for []

[Former Member]

Hi,

As you have define your internal table as :

itab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_itab

it is a internal table with headerline.

so you need to put itab[] : will check the body of internal table.

itab : will check the headerline.

plz reward if useful.

thanks,

dhanashri.

[Former Member]

No need to put [] when checking the table itab.

As the table is defined without header line

itab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_itab.

So no need to put []with table name when checking it's content.

if i_tab is initial. << Here itab indicates table itself not the header line

So this statement works fine in ur case.

Regards,

Joy.

Edited by: Joyjit Ghosh on Jul 2, 2008 1:09 PM