Create data type T error

[Former Member]

HI All,

I am trying to create data type time and I have error,

the value is ls_abap_field_desc-type = T

How can i overcome this issue,and what I doing wrong ?

CREATE DATA lv_field_type TYPE (ls_abap_field_desc-type) LENGTH  ls_prop-length.

Regards

Joy

[Former Member]

Hello Joy,

You're getting this error because of the 'T' data type. You cannot use LENGTH addition with 'T' ABAP type, it can be used for C,N,P & X types only.

BR,

Suhas

[SuhaSaha]

Hello Joy,

You're getting this error because of the 'T' data type. You cannot use LENGTH addition with 'T' ABAP type, it can be used for C,N,P & X types only.

BR,

Suhas

[Former Member]

HI Suhas,

Thanks,

Assume that i have <lv_field_type> that is type any and are getting every time different type ,and i want to use the STRLEN ,

how can analyze in order to prevent dump.

Best regards

Joy

[SuhaSaha]

Hello,

A small code snippet to help you out:

PARAMETERS: p_type TYPE typename OBLIGATORY,
            p_len  TYPE i DEFAULT 8.

DATA: go_typedescr TYPE REF TO cl_abap_typedescr,
      gv_dref      TYPE REF TO data.

* Get the type reference of the i/p type
go_typedescr = cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_name( p_type ).

CASE go_typedescr->type_kind.
  WHEN
    cl_abap_typedescr=>typekind_num     OR  "Numeric
    cl_abap_typedescr=>typekind_packed  OR  "Packed
    cl_abap_typedescr=>typekind_char    OR  "Character
    cl_abap_typedescr=>typekind_hex.        "Hex
    CREATE DATA gv_dref TYPE (go_typedescr->type_kind) LENGTH p_len.
  WHEN OTHERS.
    CREATE DATA gv_dref TYPE (go_typedescr->type_kind).
ENDCASE.

Hope this helps.

BR,

Suhas

[Former Member]

HI Suhas,

Thanks you very much its help ,

I had another question assume i have field with name phone and i want to ask that if phone = phone1

this will work with abap true .

the phone is variable and can be any name the only difference is the number after it and i guess that

Regax will help like the following but i am not sure how to use it with varibale that can be phone address

e.g. if address = address99 etc

FIND REGEX '^([[:digit:]]+)$'

Warm Regards

Joy