Query in Method Name

[Former Member]

Hi all,

In the names of some methods of a class I find IF....for example in the class CL_SMARTFORM_BCS there are methods like IF_DELETE_BCS_{DELETE , IF_COPY_BCS}COPY , IF_DOCUMENT_BCS~GET_BODY_PART_COUNT etc...At the same time there are methods like GET_SFPROCESS , CREATE.

Can anyone please tell me why is that the word IF..... is used before some methods? Is there any signifance with it?

Kindsly reply as fast as possible.

Regards,

Vijay

[Former Member]

Hi all,

In the names of some methods of a class I find IF....for example in the class CL_SMARTFORM_BCS there are methods like IF_DELETE_BCS_{DELETE , IF_COPY_BCS}COPY , IF_DOCUMENT_BCS~GET_BODY_PART_COUNT etc...At the same time there are methods like GET_SFPROCESS , CREATE.

Can anyone please tell me why is that the word IF..... is used before some methods? Is there any signifance with it?

Kindsly reply as fast as possible.

Regards,

Vijay

[alpesh_saparia3]

Hi Vijay,

IF refers to the Interface linked with the Class. As example given by you "IF_DOCUMENT_BCS~GET_BODY_PART_COUNT", IF_DOCUMENT_BCS is interace linked to class CL_SMARTFORM_BCS.

-Alpesh

[Former Member]

Hi ,

Thank you very much for your reply . Could you please provide me some pointers so that I could learn Object Oriented Programming in SAP from scratch.

Kindly reply as fast as possible.

Regards,

Vijay

[Former Member]

hi,

you can find everything about ABAP including ABAP objects in this.

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dont forget to close the thread.

thanks

[Former Member]

Hi Anju,

Thanks for your reply . I guess you forgot to copy and paste the link . Thanks for your reply once again...

Kindly reply as fast as possible.

Regards,

Vijay

[Former Member]

Please go though the following links:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/04/f3683c05ea4464e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ce/b518b6513611d194a50000e8353423/frameset.htm

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Regards,

Raman.

[Former Member]

Hi,

yes I forgot...Sorry

here is the link

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/d3/2e974d35c511d1829f0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

[varma_narayana]

Hi Bala..

These methods are actually defined in an Interface IF_DELETE_BCS.

A class can include an interface to Implement the methods.

In that case these methods are addressed like <interfaceName>~<method Name>.

Here ~ (Tilde) is the interface resolution operator. That indicates this method is actually defined in an interface. But you can call it like any other method in the Class.

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