What does this code do?

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

What does this code do?

Num = 81977990.

Translate num(5) using u2018 0u2019.

Thanks,

Girish

In the future, please just try it out.

Edited by: Rob Burbank on Feb 18, 2009 9:33 AM

[Former Member]

I don't think there will be any change ..

[Former Member]

Hi Srini,

can u please explain me what is happening in the 2nd line-Translate

[Former Member]

Hi Girish,

The code that you have specified here does not do anything.

But basically Translate statement is used to specify a PATTERN and using that you can change the input.

Just Press F1 on TRANSLATE key word. You wil know the exact use for that.

E.G.

DATA text TYPE string. 
text = `Barbcbdbarb`. 
TRANSLATE text USING 'ABBAabba'. 

Best Regards,

Ram.

Edited by: ram Kumar on Feb 18, 2009 6:43 PM

[former_member156446]

These variants of the TRANSLATE statement are not allowed in Unicode programs. Their functions are replaced with methods of the following conversion classes:

CL_ABAP_CONV_IN_CE

Reading data from a byte-like data object and converting from an external format to the system format.

CL_ABAP_CONV_OUT_CE

Converting data from the system format to an external format and writing in a byte-like data object.

CL_ABAP_CONV_X2X_CE

Converting data from an external format to another external format.

DATA: num TYPE char10.

num = 81977990.
TRANSLATE num(5) USING '0'.

WRITE: num.

REPLACE num(5) IN num WITH '0'.

WRITE: num.

output:  81977990  
07990

[Former Member]

Hi,

There will be no change in num value.

[Former Member]

Nvm.

[Former Member]

Can't you press just F8 button and see?