The use of ! in METHOD IMPORTING parameter

[raffinkira]

Hi experts,

In the following code, you can see there is a ! in front of the parameter name.

METHODS xyzabc

IMPORTING

  !aaa TYPE i.

What's difference if ! is used or not?

Regards,

Ming

[filiperittercruz · Accepted solution]

The ! can be used if you have an ABAP keyword as a parameter. “Type” for example would not be allowed as a parameter. Then you need to use !type.

Best Regards,

Filipe

[Sandra_Rossi]

To complete @filiperittercruz answer, here is the reference documentation:

!, Escape Character for Operands - ABAP Keyword Documentation (sap.com)