getting the char length

[Former Member]

Hello all!!

I´m working with type C, and I wonder how can I get, in my program, the length of a variable or a parameter declarated like this:

PARAMETER: chain(10).

I know that its lenght is 10 (max) but I would like to know if there is a way in ABAP to get it dynamically, I mean, in the program.

Thank you very much.

Reyes.

[Former Member]

Hello all!!

I´m working with type C, and I wonder how can I get, in my program, the length of a variable or a parameter declarated like this:

PARAMETER: chain(10).

I know that its lenght is 10 (max) but I would like to know if there is a way in ABAP to get it dynamically, I mean, in the program.

Thank you very much.

Reyes.

[Former Member]

use describe statement as follows.

data: n type i.

describe field chain length n.

if you want exact length of the content in chain.

then use strlen().

regds,

kiran

[Former Member]

USE <b>STRLEN</b> OPTION

DATA: CHAIN(10) TYPE C VALUE 'ABCDEFGHIJ'.

DATA : LEN TYPE I.

LEN = STRLEN( CHAIN ).

WRITE:/ 'length of chain is', LEN.

regards,

vijay

[Former Member]

Hi Reyes,

check this option:

data len type i.
     i = STRLEN( chain ).

hope this helps,

Sajan Joseph.

[Former Member]

say ur field has 'ABAP'.

now, V1 = strlen( chain ).

so, V1 returns 4.