obligatory endcatch?

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the next code:

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CLASS bank_application IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD main.

DATA: account1 TYPE REF TO account,

account2 TYPE REF TO account,

amnt TYPE i,

exc_ref TYPE REF TO cx_negative_amount,

text TYPE string.

CREATE OBJECT: account1 EXPORTING id = `...`,

account2 EXPORTING id = `...`.

TRY.

amnt = ...

account1->transfer( EXPORTING amount = amnt

target = account2 ).

CATCH cx_negative_amount INTO exc_ref.

text = exc_ref->get_text( ).

MESSAGE text TYPE 'I'.

ENDTRY.

ENDMETHOD.

ENDCLASS.

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the statement endcatch? Why?

Is used the statement endcatch when I want continue type code after <b>"MESSAGE text TYPE 'I'."</b>?

cordial greetings

[marcelo_ramos1]

Hi Lopes,

Look at example <a href="https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/Snippets/ABAPObjects-DefiningaClass-basedexceptions">ABAP Objects - Defining a Class-based exceptions</a>.

When you're using exception class you don't use ENDCATCH.

When the exception is triggered the system continue the process after ENDTRY.

You must use ENDCATCH when you're using SYSTEM-EXCEPTIONS as the follow example:

DATA: result   TYPE i, 
          number TYPE i. 

CATCH SYSTEM-EXCEPTIONS arithmetic_errors = 4 
                        OTHERS = 8. 
*  The value of number is 0 (  1 / 0 )
  result = 1 / number. 
  
ENDCATCH. 

* If sy-subrc is not equal 0 the SYSTEM-EXCEPTIONS was triggered
IF sy-subrc is NOT INITIAL. 
*  error 
ENDIF.

Regards,

Marcelo Ramos