Internal Tables

[Former Member]

This is Lalitha>

I want to know about " Binary Search"

Please sent explaination in a simple language & clearly .

[Former Member]

Internal Tables : Binary search.

[Former Member]

Hi ,

Binary search in sap works similar to any other lang.

I will tell u with an example

you have an internal tables with the foloowing records

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

and now you want to search a record using a binary search

say you want to search no 2

first it splits your internal table

1

2

3

4

5 greter than 2 ignores this temp internla table

6

7

8

then it divides

1

2

3

4

internla table in to two again

1

2

3 greater than 2 and ignores it doesn't even check the next record

4

now it considers

1

2

and splits agains into

1

2 this is required number

Most imp thing

you have to sort your internal table before using binary search key word

Hope iam clear

Thanks

Venki