whats wrong with this code?

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

I am getting the error as " the method get_data has no returning parameter.

Can someone please help me with this.

CLASS main DEFINITION.

PUBLIC SECTION.

METHODS add_data IMPORTING i_data TYPE i.

METHODS get_data EXPORTING e_data TYPE char20.

PRIVATE SECTION.

DATA attribute TYPE char01.

ENDCLASS.

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• CLASS main IMPLEMENTATION

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CLASS main IMPLEMENTATION.

METHOD add_data.

ADD i_data TO attribute.

ENDMETHOD.

METHOD get_data.

CONCATENATE 'Attribute value' attribute

INTO e_data SEPARATED BY space.

ENDMETHOD.

ENDCLASS.

DATA: object_reference TYPE REF TO main.

end-of-selection.

CREATE OBJECT object_reference.

DATA:

var TYPE char20.

CALL METHOD object_reference->add_data( i_data = 3 ).

var = object_reference->get_data( ). --> errored here

WRITE var.

[RichHeilman]

Hi Dan, if you want to use a RETURNING parameter when you call you method, you need to define the parameter as a RETURNING parameter in your class definition.

    METHODS get_data RETURNING VALUE(e_data) TYPE char20.

You had defined it as an EXPORTING parameter, which means that when you call the method you would have need to use this syntax instead.

   object_reference->get_data( IMPORTING e_data = var ).

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

Hi Rich,

I still want to use exporting param as :

METHODS get_data exporting e_data TYPE char20.

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and called the method as u suggested it is throwing an error saying " statement object_reference->get_data( is not defined ".

Can you please suggest?

Thanks

Dany

[RichHeilman]

H Dan, if you would like to use the EXPORTING parameter, then you must write you method call like this.

object_reference->get_data( importing e_data = var ).

If you are on an earlier release, then you must use the CALL METHOD as well.

CALL METHOD object_reference->get_data( importing e_data = var ).

Regars,

Rich Heilman