difference between data and types

[naimkhans_babi]

dear friends

Its a very simple question i am confused with why we create structures with types where we can create structures with data as well :

Types: begin of stru

....

end of stru.

Data: begin of stru

...

end of stru...

regards

Naim

[Former Member]

for example ur requirement is create 10 tables with same structure then it is wise to create one type and refer to it n also if in future u want to change some thing with str u change the type and then every thing will change.

santhosh

[Former Member]

Hi naim,

1. For practical purpose, we can directly create using data, and no need of using types.

2. Types is generally used for oo programming.

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

hi naim,

check this..

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/fc/eb2ff3358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid21_gci1213769,00.html

regards,

priya.

[Former Member]

To construct a new structured data type struc_typein a program, you use several TYPES statements:

TYPES BEGIN OF struc_type.

...

{TYPES dtype ...} | {INCLUDE {TYPE|STRUCTURE} ...}.

...

TYPES END OF struc_type.

The syntax for directly declaring a variable as a structure is the same as you would use to define a structured data type using the TYPES statement:

DATA BEGIN OF struc.

...

{DATA comp ...} | {INCLUDE {TYPE|STRUCTURE} ...}.

..

DATA END OF struc.

The individual components of a structure are addressed in the program with the structure component selector between the structure name and component name as follows: struc_comp.

Have a look at below link.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/fc/eb3364358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm

I hope it helps.

Best Regards,

Vibha

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