Creating a variable of specified type dynamically

[raghavendra_subhash]

Hi,

I have requirement where in I need to return a variable of specified data type either through a method or function call.

DATA: var_typ type char30 value 'I',

var_val type char30 value '123'.

To create a generic function or method which would return a variable of type 'I' with value '123', taking the var_typ and var_val as input parameter.

This is just an example, actual I have a internal table with multiple records and each record has a different data type, for each record a different variable needs to be created i.e. variable should be a return type and not a exporting type.

More information about the requirement

Invoke methods dynamically.

Given:

1) You have a table with 2 fields (data type and value)

2) You have the class name and the method name (assume that method has one importing parameter).

3) Not to declare a variable of type importing or exporting in the program.

Information already gathered.

1) Knows how to create objects dynamically (CREATE OBJECT obj_add TYPE (class_name)).

2) Knows how to invoke a method dynamically (CALL METHOD obj_add->(method_name) PARAMETER-TABLE ptab).

It would be helpful if you can provide the piece of code or guide me on how this can be implemented in ABAP.

Thanks,

Raghavendra

[Former Member]

1.)You always can return as data type 'table'.

2.)You can return as ref to data. For that, you need to create a variable dynamically in your method, compare:

DATA: lv_var TYPE i VALUE 19768,

l_dref1 TYPE REF TO data,

l_dref2 TYPE REF TO data.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_1> TYPE i, <fs_2> TYPE i.

• Get name and value of import parameter

GET REFERENCE OF lv_var INTO l_dref1.

CREATE DATA l_dref2 TYPE i.

ASSIGN l_dref2->* TO <fs_2>.

ASSIGN l_dref1->* TO <fs_1>.

<fs_2> = <fs_1>.

re_va2 = l_dref2.

Regards,

Thomas