Function Module Variable type & length

[Former Member]

Hi,

Would it be possible to provide me the name of the function module that can return the type and length of a variable?

Thanks a lot for your help,

Mohamed

[seshatalpasai_madala]

Hi,

You can use CL_ABAP_TYPEDESCR and method

DESCRIBE_BY_NAME.

Regards,

Sesh

[rodrigo_paisante3]

Hi,

if you want to manipulate strings, use strlen( var ).

regards

[Former Member]

try this..

REPORT ychatest.

DATA : v_name(15),
       v_type(1),
       v_len TYPE i.

DESCRIBE FIELD v_name TYPE v_type LENGTH v_len IN BYTE MODE.

WRITE : v_type , v_len.

[Former Member]

Hi Fassi,

Better you use <b>describe</b> statement in ABAP

check the below code.

data: v_name(20) type c.

data v_ln type i.

data v_type .

describe field v_name type v_type.

describe field v_name output-length v_ln.

write:/ v_ln.

write:/ v_type.