Creating New Method

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am creating a new method METHOD2 in an existing class.

I am using an internal table which is populated in other method METHOD1.

But when I tried to call the METHOD2 in main program,it is saying that METHOD2 is not defined.while I have activated the method.

it is to be noted that I have not given any exporting,importing,changing parameter to this method.Do I need to give it compulsarily>if yes,then can I give the internal table as changing parameter,the one which is being populated in METHOD1.?

Thanks in advance!!

[Former Member]

Hi

No, it doesn't need to define an interface in a method, but check in which section you've defined the method2: it has to be in PUBLIC SECTION

Max

[Former Member]

Hi ,

Here is a sample code that accesses an internal table in a method to display the list of employees

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• Super class LCL_CompanyEmployees

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CLASS lcl_company_employees DEFINITION.

PUBLIC SECTION.

TYPES:

BEGIN OF t_employee,

no TYPE i,

name TYPE string,

wage TYPE i,

END OF t_employee.

METHODS:

constructor,

add_employee

IMPORTING im_no TYPE i

im_name TYPE string

im_wage TYPE i,

display_employee_list,

display_no_of_employees.

PRIVATE SECTION.

CLASS-DATA: i_employee_list TYPE TABLE OF t_employee,

no_of_employees TYPE i.

ENDCLASS.

*-- CLASS LCL_CompanyEmployees IMPLEMENTATION

CLASS lcl_company_employees IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD constructor.

no_of_employees = no_of_employees + 1.

ENDMETHOD.

METHOD add_employee.

• Adds a new employee to the list of employees

DATA: l_employee TYPE t_employee.

l_employee-no = im_no.

l_employee-name = im_name.

l_employee-wage = im_wage.

APPEND l_employee TO i_employee_list.

ENDMETHOD.

METHOD display_employee_list.

• Displays all employees and there wage

DATA: l_employee TYPE t_employee.

WRITE: / 'List of Employees'.

LOOP AT i_employee_list INTO l_employee.

WRITE: / l_employee-no, l_employee-name, l_employee-wage.

ENDLOOP.

ENDMETHOD.

METHOD display_no_of_employees.

• Displays total number of employees

SKIP 3.

WRITE: / 'Total number of employees:', no_of_employees.

ENDMETHOD.

ENDCLASS.

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• Sub class LCL_BlueCollar_Employee

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CLASS lcl_bluecollar_employee DEFINITION

INHERITING FROM lcl_company_employees.

PUBLIC SECTION.

METHODS:

constructor

IMPORTING im_no TYPE i

im_name TYPE string

im_hours TYPE i

im_hourly_payment TYPE i,

add_employee REDEFINITION.

PRIVATE SECTION.

DATA:no TYPE i,

name TYPE string,

hours TYPE i,

hourly_payment TYPE i.

ENDCLASS.

*---- CLASS LCL_BlueCollar_Employee IMPLEMENTATION

CLASS lcl_bluecollar_employee IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD constructor.

• The superclass constructor method must be called from the subclass

• constructor method

CALL METHOD super->constructor.

no = im_no.

name = im_name.

hours = im_hours.

hourly_payment = im_hourly_payment.

ENDMETHOD.

METHOD add_employee.

• Calculate wage an call the superclass method add_employee to add

• the employee to the employee list

DATA: l_wage TYPE i.

l_wage = hours * hourly_payment.

CALL METHOD super->add_employee

EXPORTING im_no = no

im_name = name

im_wage = l_wage.

ENDMETHOD.

ENDCLASS.

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• Sub class LCL_WhiteCollar_Employee

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CLASS lcl_whitecollar_employee DEFINITION

INHERITING FROM lcl_company_employees.

PUBLIC SECTION.

METHODS:

constructor

IMPORTING im_no TYPE i

im_name TYPE string

im_monthly_salary TYPE i

im_monthly_deducations TYPE i,

add_employee REDEFINITION.

PRIVATE SECTION.

DATA:

no TYPE i,

name TYPE string,

monthly_salary TYPE i,

monthly_deducations TYPE i.

ENDCLASS.

*---- CLASS LCL_WhiteCollar_Employee IMPLEMENTATION

CLASS lcl_whitecollar_employee IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD constructor.

• The superclass constructor method must be called from the subclass

• constructor method

CALL METHOD super->constructor.

no = im_no.

name = im_name.

monthly_salary = im_monthly_salary.

monthly_deducations = im_monthly_deducations.

ENDMETHOD.

METHOD add_employee.

• Calculate wage an call the superclass method add_employee to add

• the employee to the employee list

DATA: l_wage TYPE i.

l_wage = monthly_salary - monthly_deducations.

CALL METHOD super->add_employee

EXPORTING im_no = no

im_name = name

im_wage = l_wage.

ENDMETHOD.

ENDCLASS.

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• R E P O R T

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DATA:

• Object references

o_bluecollar_employee1 TYPE REF TO lcl_bluecollar_employee,

o_whitecollar_employee1 TYPE REF TO lcl_whitecollar_employee.

START-OF-SELECTION.

• Create bluecollar employee obeject

CREATE OBJECT o_bluecollar_employee1

EXPORTING im_no = 1

im_name = 'Gylle Karen'

im_hours = 38

im_hourly_payment = 75.

• Add bluecollar employee to employee list

CALL METHOD o_bluecollar_employee1->add_employee

EXPORTING im_no = 1

im_name = 'Gylle Karen'

im_wage = 0.

• Create whitecollar employee obeject

CREATE OBJECT o_whitecollar_employee1

EXPORTING im_no = 2

im_name = 'John Dickens'

im_monthly_salary = 10000

im_monthly_deducations = 2500.

• Add bluecollar employee to employee list

CALL METHOD o_whitecollar_employee1->add_employee

EXPORTING im_no = 1

im_name = 'Karen Johnson'

im_wage = 0.

• Display employee list and number of employees. Note that the result

• will be the same when called from o_whitecollar_employee1 or

• o_bluecolarcollar_employee1, because the methods are defined

• as static (CLASS-METHODS)

CALL METHOD o_whitecollar_employee1->display_employee_list.

CALL METHOD o_whitecollar_employee1->display_no_of_employees.

[Former Member]

hi,

for your issue , i think max is right, check the sections.

but in order to get a clear what your problem is, can you share your code!