INTO OR ASSIGN

[Former Member]

Hello,

can you tell me what is the advantage to use "ASSIGNING" instead of "INTO" when i using LOOPS?

Thanks Ronald

[Former Member]

Hello,

can you tell me what is the advantage to use "ASSIGNING" instead of "INTO" when i using LOOPS?

Thanks Ronald

[Former Member]

When using ASSINING, you can modify the data directly.

If using INTO, you have to add MODIFY itab FROM wa at the end of the loop.

[seshatalpasai_madala]

Hi,

When you use ASSIGNING you can directly modify the values in the TABLE when you modify the workarea, where as when you use INTO you needto use MODIFY Statement to push the changes on to the internal table.

Also its fast AS there will not be any copying of the data into the work area and back to internal table from workarea after MODIFY

Regards,

Sesh

[Former Member]

they are used in different contexts

when you are assigning to a field symbol, then u need to use ASSIGNING

LOOP AT ITAB ASSIGNING <FS>.

When you are assigning to a workarea then u have to use INTO

LOOP AT ITAB INTO WA_ITAB.

[Former Member]

It is also a performance issue. If you have a lot of entries in your table you should use assign, because then it is faster to work with references.