Howto span a constant string over multiple lines

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

I need to pre-define a constant string with over 100 characters, so I want to split and span it over multiple lines. In Java-like languages I can do so with a backslash as last character in the line. Is there any similar technique in ABAP?

Kind regards, Matthias

[Former Member]

Well i didnt understand your question .

If you are using a pre-defined constant and if your intention is to split it into multiple lines, why do you have to use one single constant for it? At the definition itself, can't you split it into multiple constants?

[Former Member]

No, it's the other way round: I want to create one constant with over 100 characters in length. But I don't want do write all those 100+ characters into one single line in the ABAP editor. So I want to do something like this:

CONSTANTS: lc_string TYPE string VALUE 
           'this is the first line of the constant' \
           'and this is the second line, but still the same constant'.

Kind regards, Matthias

[Former Member]

u can use a string table.

[Former Member]

Yes I know about the string table. I could also just create two constants and then concatenate them.

But I would prefer the solution as I know it from other programming languages ...

[Former Member]

Hi,

Try this , use &

CONSTANTS: lc_string TYPE string VALUE
           'this is the first line of the constant' &
           'and this is the second line, but still the same constant'.

data var1 type string.

var1 = lc_string.

write var1.

Regards

[Former Member]

thanks, that did the trick!

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please try like below: Each line ends with 70 char's so if u want to print from second line use Offset like below (71, 142)

CONSTANTS: lc_string TYPE string VALUE

'this is the first line of the constant

and this is the second line, but still the same constant

second line'.

write : lc_string+71(3).

Rgds,

Pavan

[kesavadas_thekkillath]

Hi ravi ... its not working for me !!!!!!

[Former Member]

hi you can use

cl_abap_char_utilities=>newline.

see other special characters...

http://erpbuzz.com/abap-new-line-tab-space-backspace-characters-char-util-class.php