Class Definition & Implementation

[Former Member]

Hi,

In JAVA or Other OOP languages the class definition & implementation are doing within the same task i.e with in the class only they are defining & implementing.But when it comes to ABAP the definition part & implementation part of a class are divided into 2 tasks. Why they are designed like that?

[Former Member]

hi,

i do not know whether you know the language of c++ or not, in c++ , we can define and implement the

class separately or implement the class within the definition of the class, but in java we do not do like this. and in abap , we must do it separately. i think the design is not that important, and the key point to us is what we must follow the principle of the oops.

that is my understanding about this issue.

[Former Member]

Hi Suresh Reddy,

The main intention behind this design is

" to differentiate the class definition and implementation clearly ."

Even if you have a chance to including both class definition and implementation in same structure, it is difficult to differentiate these things in lengthy implementation classes.

Thank you,

Prasad GVK.