how to use variable value as variable name

[Former Member]

Hi

I would like to know if is it possible to do something like follow: say I have a variable A with a value:

DATA A TYPE string VALUE 'VAR_X'.

What I need is to make a test on another variable of the program that is VAR_X. So the question is, how can I 'understand' value of A and use it as a variable name?

thank you

Gabriele

[Former Member]

I know the functinality of field-symbols to make something similar.

DATA: l_string TYPE string.

  FIELD-SYMBOLS: <any> TYPE ANY.

  l_string = 'fieldname'.
  CONCATENATE 'strucname-' l_string INTO l_string.
  ASSIGN (l_string) TO <any>.

<any> contains now the value of strucname-fieldname. Maybe this is useful for you.

I do not know if this is just possible for structure or if it also works with simple variables.

Regards

EDIT: It works:

DATA: l_string TYPE string.
 
data: l_field type string value 'AAA'.
 FIELD-SYMBOLS: <any> type any.
 
l_string = 'l_field'.
ASSIGN (l_string) TO <any>.

write: <any>.

Output is 'AAA'.

Edited by: Maximilian Tews on Aug 1, 2011 3:25 PM