Object's lifetime in a program

[Former Member]

Hi all,

What is the Object's lifetime in a program? How long does an object exists in a program?

[Former Member]

Lifetime of an object is limited only till the execution of the program.

<b>Local objects</b> - Scope & lifetime limited within the subroutine.

<b>Global Objects</b> - Scope limited within the program or across programs, if imported/exported. Lifetime is till program termination.

[Former Member]

Is there any way avilable to initialize an object before the termination of a program?

[Former Member]

You can initialize object at any point in the program.

Depending on the location of decalration... Say Subroutine, FM, Top Include, the scope & lifetime would be decided.

But eventually the object wont be available after program termination.

[Former Member]

uSE FREE MEMORY TO INITIALIZE THE OBJECT, OR CLEAR, REFRESH, DELETE.

[Former Member]

If you IMPORT or EXPORT the variable from the program, the lifetime of that object will be till SAP Session is terminated.