To access different lines in an in internal table
Hi People,
How can I access different lines of an internal table where there is not set index which I have to access? I have to write only the last occurence of each kunnr getting stored in the internal table. Can somebody help?
Thanks,
AM
Hi AM,
You have got multiple solutions, each one of those are based on some assumptions.
1. At end - this solution will work if kunnr is the first field in your internal table (Sorted).
2. Edde's solution will work if all the values for kunnr in the internal table are same.
If not of this applies then you need write a piece of logic between LOOP and ENDLOOP, but the right solution will depend on the exact nature of your problem. More you explain your problem better are the chances of getting a solution.
Regards,
Sanjeev
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can you please demonstrate through a code sniplet the follwing topics .
structures containing internal tables as components (deep structures)
Internal tables whose line type contains further internal tables.
Thx in advance
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Check the code
TYPES : BEGIN OF t_gr,
wrbtr TYPE ekbe-wrbtr,
menge TYPE ekbe-menge,
bwart TYPE ekbe-bwart,
END OF t_gr.
DATA : i_gr TYPE TABLE OF t_gr.
TYPES : BEGIN OF t_ekbe,
ebeln TYPE ekbe-ebeln,
ebelp TYPE ekbe-ebelp,
*llggr LIKE i_gr,*
END OF t_ekbe.
DATA : i_ekbe TYPE TABLE OF t_ekbe.
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ebelp
wrbtr
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Example
Data: begin of table,
field1 type c,
field2 type c,
field3 type c,
field4 type c,
field10 type c,
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Let say i want to fill field1 with 1, field2 with 2,........................... field10 with 10.
So instead of using this code
table-field1 = '1'.
table-field2 = '2'.
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Sorry may my question is not detail enough. I would like to read the field from the internal table dynamically.
Data: begin of table,
field1 type c,
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field3 type c,
field4 type c,
field10 type c,
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endif.
IF table-field2 < 0,
endif.
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please give scenarios for using different internal table types?
Refer to the following.
Internal table types
This section describes how to define internal tables locally in a program. You can also define internal tables globally as data types in the ABAP Dictionary.
Like all local data types in programs , you define internal tables using the TYPES statement. If you do not refer to an existing table type using the TYPE or LIKE addition, you can use the TYPES statement to construct a new local internal table in your program.
TYPES <t> TYPE|LIKE <tabkind> OF <linetype> [WITH <key>]
[INITIAL SIZE <n>].
After TYPE or LIKE, there is no reference to an existing data type. Instead, the type constructor occurs:
<tabkind> OF <linetype> [WITH <key>]
The type constructor defines the table type <tabkind>, the line type <linetype>, and the key <key> of the internal table <t>.
You can, if you wish, allocate an initial amount of memory to the internal table using the INITIAL SIZE addition.
Table type
You can specify the table type <tabkind> as follows:
Generic table types
INDEX TABLE
For creating a generic table type with index access.
ANY TABLE
For creating a fully-generic table type.
Data types defined using generic types can currently only be used for field symbols and for interface parameters in procedures . The generic type INDEX TABLE includes standard tables and sorted tables. These are the two table types for which index access is allowed. You cannot pass hashed tables to field symbols or interface parameters defined in this way. The generic type ANY TABLE can represent any table. You can pass tables of all three types to field symbols and interface parameters defined in this way. However, these field symbols and parameters will then only allow operations that are possible for all tables, that is, index operations are not allowed.
Fully-Specified Table Types
STANDARD TABLE or TABLE
For creating standard tables.
SORTED TABLE
For creating sorted tables.
HASHED TABLE
For creating hashed tables.
Fully-specified table types determine how the system will access the entries in the table in key operations. It uses a linear search for standard tables, a binary search for sorted tables, and a search using a hash algorithm for hashed tables.
Line type
For the line type <linetype>, you can specify:
Any data type if you are using the TYPE addition. This can be a predefined ABAP type, a local type in the program, or a data type from the ABAP Dictionary. If you specify any of the generic elementary types C, N, P, or X, any attributes that you fail to specify (field length, number of decimal places) are automatically filled with the default values. You cannot specify any other generic types.
Any data object recognized within the program at that point if you are using the LIKE addition. The line type adopts the fully-specified data type of the data object to which you refer. Except for within classes, you can still use the LIKE addition to refer to database tables and structures in the ABAP Dictionary (for compatibility reasons).
All of the lines in the internal table have the fully-specified technical attributes of the specified data type.
Key
You can specify the key <key> of an internal table as follows:
[UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE] KEY <col1> ... <col n>
In tables with a structured line type, all of the components <coli> belong to the key as long as they are not internal tables or references, and do not contain internal tables or references. Key fields can be nested structures. The substructures are expanded component by component when you access the table using the key. The system follows the sequence of the key fields.
[UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE] KEY TABLE LINE
If a table has an elementary line type (C, D, F, I, N, P, T, X), you can define the entire line as the key. If you try this for a table whose line type is itself a table, a syntax error occurs. If a table has a structured line type, it is possible to specify the entire line as the key. However, you should remember that this is often not suitable.
[UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE] DEFAULT KEY
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Specifying a key is optional. If you do not specify a key, the system defines a table type with an arbitrary key. You can only use this to define the types of field symbols and the interface parameters of procedures . For exceptions, refer to Special Features of Standard Tables.
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You cannot use the UNIQUE addition for standard tables. The system always generates the NON-UNIQUE addition automatically.
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Initial Memory Requirement
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INITIAL SIZE <n>
This size does not belong to the data type of the internal table, and does not affect the type check. You can use the above addition to reserve memory space for <n> table lines when you declare the table object.
When this initial area is full, the system makes twice as much extra space available up to a limit of 8KB. Further memory areas of 12KB each are then allocated.
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To avoid excessive requests for memory, large values of <n> are treated as follows: The largest possible value of <n> is 8KB divided by the length of the line. If you specify a larger value of <n>, the system calculates a new value so that n times the line width is around 12KB.
Examples
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COLUMN2 TYPE I,
COLUMN3 TYPE I,
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COLUMN1 TYPE I,
COLUMN2 TYPE I,
COLUMN3 TYPE I,
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TYPES ITAB TYPE SORTED TABLE OF LINE WITH UNIQUE KEY COLUMN1.
TYPES: BEGIN OF DEEPLINE,
FIELD TYPE C,
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TABLE2 TYPE ITAB,
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TYPES DEEPTABLE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF DEEPLINE
WITH DEFAULT KEY.
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Call function 'Download' using different internal tables
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i declare 10 different internal tables, with the same structure but different data.
i need to create 10 different files (one from each internal table)
i dont want to call 10 times the function download.
is there someway to put a variable name(that refeer to my internal table)
something like this.
PERFORM Create_file USING mytable.
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PERFORM Create_file USING etc....
FORM create_file USING table.
DATA: file(128),
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archivo = 'c:\loans.dat'.
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EXPORTING
bin_filesize = ' '
codepage = ' '
filemask_all = ' '
filemask_mask = ' '
filemask_text = ' '
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filetype_no_change = ' '
filetype_no_show = ' '
item = ' '
mode = ' '
wk1_n_format = ' '
wk1_n_size = ' '
wk1_t_format = ' '
wk1_t_size = ' '
IMPORTING
cancel = zcancel
TABLES
data_tab = <b>TABLE</b>
EXCEPTIONS
invalid_filesize = 01
invalid_table_width = 02
invalid_type = 03
no_batch = 04
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Check this example..
It download t_mara1 & t_mara2..Modify the code according to your requirement..
DATA: t_mara1 LIKE mara OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: t_mara2 LIKE mara OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: v_filename LIKE rlgrap-filename.
DATA: v_char5(5).
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs> TYPE table.
DATA: v_variable(30).
DO 2 TIMES.
CLEAR: v_filename.
v_char5 = sy-index.
SHIFT v_char5 LEFT DELETING LEADING space.
CONDENSE v_char5.
CONCATENATE 'C:\TEST' v_char5 '.TXT' INTO v_filename.
CONCATENATE 'T_MARA' v_char5 '[]' INTO v_variable.
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TABLES
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no_batch = 4
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gui_refuse_filetransfer = 6
customer_error = 7
OTHERS = 8.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
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I want to count no of line present in one internal table.
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depending on the condition copany code(BUKRS), Year(GJAHR), and Document number(BELNR).
I want to count the number of line present for above mentioned condition in internal table lwa_gt_alv-ty_auste_ep.
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So, count into exist loop/endloop:
data: counter type i.
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* do anything here ...
if BUKRS = " condition for bukrs here
and GJAHR = " condition for gjahr here
and BELNR = " condition for belnr here
counter = counter + 1.
endif.
* do anything here ...
endloop.
write counter.
Also you may to try other way:
data: counter type i.
data: itab1 like itab occurs 0.
itab1[] = itab[].
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MODIFY ALL LINES IN INTERNAL TABLE
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surya.To change one or more lines using a condition, use the following statement:
<b>MODIFY itab FROM wa TRANSPORTING f1 f2 ... WHERE cond.</b>
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The work area wa, which must be compatible with the line type of the internal table, contains the new contents, which in turn will be assigned to the relevant table line using the TRANSPORTING addition. Unlike the above MODIFYstatement, the TRANSPORTING addition is not optional here. Furthermore, you can only modify the key fields of the internal table if it is a standard table. If at least one line is changed, the system sets sy-subrc to 0, otherwise to 4.
REPORT demo_int_tables_modify .
DATA: BEGIN OF line,
col1 TYPE i,
col2 TYPE i,
END OF line.
DATA itab LIKE HASHED TABLE OF line WITH UNIQUE KEY col1.
DO 4 TIMES.
line-col1 = sy-index.
line-col2 = sy-index ** 2.
INSERT line INTO TABLE itab.
ENDDO.
line-col1 = 2.
line-col2 = 100.
MODIFY TABLE itab FROM line.
LOOP AT itab INTO line.
WRITE: / line-col1, line-col2.
ENDLOOP.
The list output is:
1 1
2 100
3 9
4 16
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I hope it helps.
Best Regards,
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In that if a particular field in that ITAB crosses the limit 10 then i have to split that line into two lines with the same data except that Par.field as 5 and the other record has 5.
In the third record that particular field has value 10.
Loop at ITAB.
Once i found that field has 10 then how to insert a new line dynamically over here to add another record.
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***********second line******** Hi..
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***********second line********
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insert itab INDEX SY-TABIX.
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itab-f1 = w_line3.
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I am a beginer. I know how to create a structure and how to create an internal table using ABAP/4. My problem is, i don't understand where to use internal table and structure, also i find myself very confused about the explicit work areas.
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Internal tables are the core of ABAP. They are like soul of a body. For any program we use
internal tables extensively. We can use Internal tables like normal data base tables only, but the
basic difference is the memory allocated for internal tables is temporary. Once the program is
closed the memory allocated for internal tables will also be out of memory.
But while using the internal tables, there are many performance issues to be considered. i.e which
type of internal table to be used for the program..like standard internal table, hashed internal
table or sorted internal table etc..
Internal tables
Internal tables provide a means of taking data from a fixed structure and storing it in working memory in ABAP. The data is stored line by
line in memory, and each line has the same structure. In ABAP, internal tables fulfill the function of arrays. Since they are dynamic data
objects, they save the programmer the task of dynamic memory management in his or her programs. You should use internal tables
whenever you want to process a dataset with a fixed structure within a program. A particularly important use for internal tables is for
storing and formatting data from a database table within a program. They are also a good way of including very complicated data
structures in an ABAP program.
Like all elements in the ABAP type concept, internal tables can exist both as data types and as data objects A data type is the abstract
description of an internal table, either in a program or centrally in the ABAP Dictionary, that you use to create a concrete data object. The
data type is also an attribute of an existing data object.
Internal Tables as Data Types
Internal tables and structures are the two structured data types in ABAP. The data type of an internal table is fully specified by its line type,
key, and table type.
Line type
The line type of an internal table can be any data type. The data type of an internal table is normally a structure. Each component of the
structure is a column in the internal table. However, the line type may also be elementary or another internal table.
Key
The key identifies table rows. There are two kinds of key for internal tables - the standard key and a user-defined key. You can specify
whether the key should be UNIQUE or NON-UNIQUE. Internal tables with a unique key cannot contain duplicate entries. The uniqueness
depends on the table access method.
If a table has a structured line type, its default key consists of all of its non-numerical columns that are not references or themselves
internal tables. If a table has an elementary line type, the default key is the entire line. The default key of an internal table whose line type
is an internal table, the default key is empty.
The user-defined key can contain any columns of the internal table that are not references or themselves internal tables. Internal tables
with a user-defined key are called key tables. When you define the key, the sequence of the key fields is significant. You should remember
this, for example, if you intend to sort the table according to the key.
Table type
The table type determines how ABAP will access individual table entries. Internal tables can be divided into three types:
Standard tables have an internal linear index. From a particular size upwards, the indexes of internal tables are administered as trees. In
this case, the index administration overhead increases in logarithmic and not linear relation to the number of lines. The system can access
records either by using the table index or the key. The response time for key access is proportional to the number of entries in the table.
The key of a standard table is always non-unique. You cannot specify a unique key. This means that standard tables can always be filled
very quickly, since the system does not have to check whether there are already existing entries.
Sorted tables are always saved sorted by the key. They also have an internal index. The system can access records either by using the
table index or the key. The response time for key access is logarithmically proportional to the number of table entries, since the system
uses a binary search. The key of a sorted table can be either unique or non-unique. When you define the table, you must specify whether
the key is to be unique or not. Standard tables and sorted tables are known generically as index tables.
Hashed tables have no linear index. You can only access a hashed table using its key. The response time is independent of the number of
table entries, and is constant, since the system access the table entries using a hash algorithm. The key of a hashed table must be unique.
When you define the table, you must specify the key as UNIQUE.
Generic Internal Tables
Unlike other local data types in programs, you do not have to specify the data type of an internal table fully. Instead, you can specify a
generic construction, that is, the key or key and line type of an internal table data type may remain unspecified. You can use generic
internal tables to specify the types of field symbols and the interface parameters of procedures . You cannot use them to declare data
objects.
Internal Tables as Dynamic Data Objects
Data objects that are defined either with the data type of an internal table, or directly as an internal table, are always fully defined in
respect of their line type, key and access method. However, the number of lines is not fixed. Thus internal tables are dynamic data objects,
since they can contain any number of lines of a particular type. The only restriction on the number of lines an internal table may contain are
the limits of your system installation. The maximum memory that can be occupied by an internal table (including its internal administration)
is 2 gigabytes. A more realistic figure is up to 500 megabytes. An additional restriction for hashed tables is that they may not contain more
than 2 million entries. The line types of internal tables can be any ABAP data types - elementary, structured, or internal tables. The
individual lines of an internal table are called table lines or table entries. Each component of a structured line is called a column in the
internal table.
Choosing a Table Type
The table type (and particularly the access method) that you will use depends on how the typical internal table operations will be most
frequently executed.
Standard tables
This is the most appropriate type if you are going to address the individual table entries using the index. Index access is the quickest
possible access. You should fill a standard table by appending lines (ABAP APPEND statement), and read, modify and delete entries by
specifying the index (INDEX option with the relevant ABAP command). The access time for a standard table increases in a linear relationship
with the number of table entries. If you need key access, standard tables are particularly useful if you can fill and process the table in
separate steps. For example, you could fill the table by appending entries, and then sort it. If you use the binary search option with key
access, the response time is logarithmically proportional to the number of table entries.
Sorted tables
This is the most appropriate type if you need a table which is sorted as you fill it. You fill sorted tables using the INSERT statement. Entries
are inserted according to the sort sequence defined through the table key. Any illegal entries are recognized as soon as you try to add
them to the table. The response time for key access is logarithmically proportional to the number of table entries, since the system always
uses a binary search. Sorted tables are particularly useful for partially sequential processing in a LOOP if you specify the beginning of the
table key in the WHERE condition.
Hashed tables
This is the most appropriate type for any table where the main operation is key access. You cannot access a hashed table using its index.
The response time for key access remains constant, regardless of the number of table entries. Like database tables, hashed tables always
have a unique key. Hashed tables are useful if you want to construct and use an internal table which resembles a database table or for
processing large amounts of data.
Creating Internal Tables
Like other elements in the ABAP type concept, you can declare internal tables as abstract data
types in programs or in the ABAP Dictionary, and then use them to define data objects.
Alternatively, you can define them directly as data objects. When you create an internal table as a
data object, you should ensure that only the administration entry which belongs to an internal
table is declared statically. The minimum size of an internal table is 256 bytes. This is important if an
internal table occurs as a component of an aggregated data object, since even empty internal
tables within tables can lead to high memory usage. (In the next functional release, the size of the
table header for an initial table will be reduced to 8 bytes). Unlike all other ABAP data objects, you
do not have to specify the memory required for an internal table. Table rows are added to and
deleted from the table dynamically at runtime by the various statements for adding and deleting
records.
You can create internal tables in different types.
You can create standard internal table and then make it sort in side the program.
The same way you can change to hashed internal tables also.
There will be some performance issues with regard to standard internal tables/ hashed internal
tables/ sorted internal tables.
Internal table types
This section describes how to define internal tables locally in a program. You can also define internal tables globally as data types in the
ABAP Dictionary.
Like all local data types in programs , you define internal tables using the TYPES statement. If you do not refer to an existing table type
using the TYPE or LIKE addition, you can use the TYPES statement to construct a new local internal table in your program.
TYPES <t> TYPE|LIKE <tabkind> OF <linetype> [WITH <key>]
[INITIAL SIZE <n>].
After TYPE or LIKE, there is no reference to an existing data type. Instead, the type constructor occurs:
<tabkind> OF <linetype> [WITH <key>]
The type constructor defines the table type <tabkind>, the line type <linetype>, and the key <key> of the internal table <t>.
You can, if you wish, allocate an initial amount of memory to the internal table using the INITIAL SIZE addition.
Table type
You can specify the table type <tabkind> as follows:
Generic table types
INDEX TABLE
For creating a generic table type with index access.
ANY TABLE
For creating a fully-generic table type.
Data types defined using generic types can currently only be used for field symbols and for interface parameters in procedures . The generic
type INDEX TABLE includes standard tables and sorted tables. These are the two table types for which index access is allowed. You cannot
pass hashed tables to field symbols or interface parameters defined in this way. The generic type ANY TABLE can represent any table. You
can pass tables of all three types to field symbols and interface parameters defined in this way. However, these field symbols and
parameters will then only allow operations that are possible for all tables, that is, index operations are not allowed.
Fully-Specified Table Types
STANDARD TABLE or TABLE
For creating standard tables.
SORTED TABLE
For creating sorted tables.
HASHED TABLE
For creating hashed tables.
Fully-specified table types determine how the system will access the entries in the table in key operations. It uses a linear search for
standard tables, a binary search for sorted tables, and a search using a hash algorithm for hashed tables.
Line type
For the line type <linetype>, you can specify:
Any data type if you are using the TYPE addition. This can be a predefined ABAP type, a local type in the program, or a data type from the
ABAP Dictionary. If you specify any of the generic elementary types C, N, P, or X, any attributes that you fail to specify (field length, number
of decimal places) are automatically filled with the default values. You cannot specify any other generic types.
Any data object recognized within the program at that point if you are using the LIKE addition. The line type adopts the fully-specified data
type of the data object to which you refer. Except for within classes, you can still use the LIKE addition to refer to database tables and
structures in the ABAP Dictionary (for compatibility reasons).
All of the lines in the internal table have the fully-specified technical attributes of the specified data type.
Key
You can specify the key <key> of an internal table as follows:
[UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE] KEY <col1> ... <col n>
In tables with a structured line type, all of the components <coli> belong to the key as long as they are not internal tables or references,
and do not contain internal tables or references. Key fields can be nested structures. The substructures are expanded component by
component when you access the table using the key. The system follows the sequence of the key fields.
[UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE] KEY TABLE LINE
If a table has an elementary line type (C, D, F, I, N, P, T, X), you can define the entire line as the key. If you try this for a table whose line
type is itself a table, a syntax error occurs. If a table has a structured line type, it is possible to specify the entire line as the key. However,
you should remember that this is often not suitable.
[UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE] DEFAULT KEY
This declares the fields of the default key as the key fields. If the table has a structured line type, the default key contains all non-numeric
columns of the internal table that are not and do not contain references or internal tables. If the table has an elementary line type, the
default key is the entire line. The default key of an internal table whose line type is an internal table, the default key is empty.
Specifying a key is optional. If you do not specify a key, the system defines a table type with an arbitrary key. You can only use this to
define the types of field symbols and the interface parameters of procedures . For exceptions, refer to Special Features of Standard Tables.
The optional additions UNIQUE or NON-UNIQUE determine whether the key is to be unique or non-unique, that is, whether the table can
accept duplicate entries. If you do not specify UNIQUE or NON-UNIQUE for the key, the table type is generic in this respect. As such, it can
only be used for specifying types. When you specify the table type simultaneously, you must note the following restrictions:
You cannot use the UNIQUE addition for standard tables. The system always generates the NON-UNIQUE addition automatically.
You must always specify the UNIQUE option when you create a hashed table.
Initial Memory Requirement
You can specify the initial amount of main memory assigned to an internal table object when you define the data type using the following
addition:
INITIAL SIZE <n>
This size does not belong to the data type of the internal table, and does not affect the type check. You can use the above addition to
reserve memory space for <n> table lines when you declare the table object.
When this initial area is full, the system makes twice as much extra space available up to a limit of 8KB. Further memory areas of 12KB each
are then allocated.
You can usually leave it to the system to work out the initial memory requirement. The first time you fill the table, little memory is used. The
space occupied, depending on the line width, is 16 <= <n> <= 100.
It only makes sense to specify a concrete value of <n> if you can specify a precise number of table entries when you create the table and
need to allocate exactly that amount of memory (exception: Appending table lines to ranked lists). This can be particularly important for
deep-structured internal tables where the inner table only has a few entries (less than 5, for example).
To avoid excessive requests for memory, large values of <n> are treated as follows: The largest possible value of <n> is 8KB divided by the
length of the line. If you specify a larger value of <n>, the system calculates a new value so that n times the line width is around 12KB.
Examples
TYPES: BEGIN OF LINE,
COLUMN1 TYPE I,
COLUMN2 TYPE I,
COLUMN3 TYPE I,
END OF LINE.
TYPES ITAB TYPE SORTED TABLE OF LINE WITH UNIQUE KEY COLUMN1.
The program defines a table type ITAB. It is a sorted table, with line type of the structure LINE and a unique key of the component
COLUMN1.
TYPES VECTOR TYPE HASHED TABLE OF I WITH UNIQUE KEY TABLE LINE.
TYPES: BEGIN OF LINE,
COLUMN1 TYPE I,
COLUMN2 TYPE I,
COLUMN3 TYPE I,
END OF LINE.
TYPES ITAB TYPE SORTED TABLE OF LINE WITH UNIQUE KEY COLUMN1.
TYPES: BEGIN OF DEEPLINE,
FIELD TYPE C,
TABLE1 TYPE VECTOR,
TABLE2 TYPE ITAB,
END OF DEEPLINE.
TYPES DEEPTABLE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF DEEPLINE
WITH DEFAULT KEY.
The program defines a table type VECTOR with type hashed table, the elementary line type I and a unique key of the entire table line. The
second table type is the same as in the previous example. The structure DEEPLINE contains the internal table as a component. The table
type DEEPTABLE has the line type DEEPLINE. Therefore, the elements of this internal table are themselves internal tables. The key is the
default key - in this case the column FIELD. The key is non-unique, since the table is a standard table.
Internal table objects
Internal tables are dynamic variable data objects. Like all variables, you declare them using the DATA statement. You can also declare static
internal tables in procedures using the STATICS statement, and static internal tables in classes using the CLASS-DATA statement. This
description is restricted to the DATA statement. However, it applies equally to the STATICS and CLASS-DATA statements.
Reference to Declared Internal Table Types
Like all other data objects, you can declare internal table objects using the LIKE or TYPE addition of the DATA statement.
DATA <itab> TYPE <type>|LIKE <obj> [WITH HEADER LINE].
Here, the LIKE addition refers to an existing table object in the same program. The TYPE addition can refer to an internal type in the
program declared using the TYPES statement, or a table type in the ABAP Dictionary.
You must ensure that you only refer to tables that are fully typed. Referring to generic table types (ANY TABLE, INDEX TABLE) or not
specifying the key fully is not allowed (for exceptions, refer to Special Features of Standard Tables).
The optional addition WITH HEADER line declares an extra data object with the same name and line type as the internal table. This data
object is known as the header line of the internal table. You use it as a work area when working with the internal table (see Using the
Header Line as a Work Area). When you use internal tables with header lines, you must remember that the header line and the body of the
table have the same name. If you have an internal table with header line and you want to address the body of the table, you must indicate
this by placing brackets after the table name (<itab>[]). Otherwise, ABAP interprets the name as the name of the header line and not of the
body of the table. You can avoid this potential confusion by using internal tables without header lines. In particular, internal tables nested
in structures or other internal tables must not have a header line, since this can lead to ambiguous expressions.
TYPES VECTOR TYPE SORTED TABLE OF I WITH UNIQUE KEY TABLE LINE.
DATA: ITAB TYPE VECTOR,
JTAB LIKE ITAB WITH HEADER LINE.
MOVE ITAB TO JTAB. <- Syntax error!
MOVE ITAB TO JTAB[].
The table object ITAB is created with reference to the table type VECTOR. The table object JTAB has the same data type as ITAB. JTAB also
has a header line. In the first MOVE statement, JTAB addresses the header line. Since this has the data type I, and the table type of ITAB
cannot be converted into an elementary type, the MOVE statement causes a syntax error. The second MOVE statement is correct, since
both operands are table objects.
Declaring New Internal Tables
You can use the DATA statement to construct new internal tables as well as using the LIKE or TYPE addition to refer to existing types or
objects. The table type that you construct does not exist in its own right; instead, it is only an attribute of the table object. You can refer to
it using the LIKE addition, but not using TYPE. The syntax for constructing a table object in the DATA statement is similar to that for defining
a table type in the TYPES statement.
DATA <itab> TYPE|LIKE <tabkind> OF <linetype> WITH <key>
[INITIAL SIZE <n>]
[WITH HEADER LINE].
As when you define a table type , the type constructor
<tabkind> OF <linetype> WITH <key>
defines the table type <tabkind>, the line type <linekind>, and the key <key> of the internal table <itab>. Since the technical attributes of
data objects are always fully specified, the table must be fully specified in the DATA statement. You cannot create generic table types (ANY
TABLE, INDEX TABLE), only fully-typed tables (STANDARD TABLE, SORTED TABLE, HASHED TABLE). You must also specify the key and whether
it is to be unique (for exceptions, refer to Special Features of Standard Tables).
As in the TYPES statement, you can, if you wish, allocate an initial amount of memory to the internal table using the INITIAL SIZE addition.
You can create an internal table with a header line using the WITH HEADER LINE addition. The header line is created under the same
conditions as apply when you refer to an existing table type.
DATA ITAB TYPE HASHED TABLE OF SPFLI
WITH UNIQUE KEY CARRID CONNID.
The table object ITAB has the type hashed table, a line type corresponding to the flat structure SPFLI from the ABAP Dictionary, and a
unique key with the key fields CARRID and CONNID. The internal table ITAB can be regarded as an internal template for the database table
SPFLI. It is therefore particularly suitable for working with data from this database table as long as you only access it using the key. -
Difference betwen the internal tables
Hai friends,
Pls give me the types of internal tables and their differences .and its usage by example.
regrds,
Prashanth.Internal tables
Definition
Data structure that exists only at program runtime.
An internal table is one of two structured data types in ABAP. It can contain any number of identically structured rows, with or without a header line.
The header line is similar to a structure and serves as the work area of the internal table. The data type of individual rows can be either elementary or structured.
Internal tables provide a means of taking data from a fixed structure and storing it in working memory in ABAP. The data is stored line by line in memory, and each line has the same structure. In ABAP, internal tables fulfill the function of arrays. Since they are dynamic data objects, they save the programmer the task of dynamic memory management in his or her programs. You should use internal tables whenever you want to process a dataset with a fixed structure within a program. A particularly important use for internal tables is for storing and formatting data from a database table within a program. They are also a good way of including very complicated data structures in an ABAP program.
Like all elements in the ABAP type concept, internal tables can exist both as data types and as data objects . A data type is the abstract description of an internal table, either in a program or centrally in the ABAP Dictionary, that you use to create a concrete data object. The data type is also an attribute of an existing data object.
Internal Tables as Data Types
Internal tables and structures are the two structured data types in ABAP. The data type of an internal table is fully specified by its line type, key, and table type.
Line type
The line type of an internal table can be any data type. The data type of an internal table is normally a structure. Each component of the structure is a column in the internal table. However, the line type may also be elementary or another internal table.
Key
The key identifies table rows. There are two kinds of key for internal tables - the standard key and a user-defined key. You can specify whether the key should be UNIQUE or NON-UNIQUE. Internal tables with a unique key cannot contain duplicate entries. The uniqueness depends on the table access method.
If a table has a structured line type, its default key consists of all of its non-numerical columns that are not references or themselves internal tables. If a table has an elementary line type, the default key is the entire line . The default key of an internal table whose line type is an internal table, the default key is empty.
The user-defined key can contain any columns of the internal table that are not references or themselves internal tables. Internal tables with a user-defined key are called key tables. When you define the key, the sequence of the key fields is significant. You should remember this, for example, if you intend to sort the table according to the key.
Table type
The table type determines how ABAP will access individual table entries. Internal tables can be divided into three types:
Standard tables have an internal linear index. From a particular size upwards, the indexes of internal tables are administered as trees. In this case, the index administration overhead increases in logarithmic and not linear relation to the number of lines. The system can access records either by using the table index or the key. The response time for key access is proportional to the number of entries in the table. The key of a standard table is always non-unique. You cannot specify a unique key. This means that standard tables can always be filled very quickly, since the system does not have to check whether there are already existing entries.
Sorted tables are always saved sorted by the key. They also have an internal index. The system can access records either by using the table index or the key. The response time for key access is logarithmically proportional to the number of table entries, since the system uses a binary search. The key of a sorted table can be either unique or non-unique. When you define the table, you must specify whether the key is to be unique or not. Standard tables and sorted tables are known generically as index tables.
Hashed tables have no linear index. You can only access a hashed table using its key. The response time is independent of the number of table entries, and is constant, since the system access the table entries using a hash algorithm. The key of a hashed table must be unique. When you define the table, you must specify the key as UNIQUE.
Generic Internal Tables
Unlike other local data types in programs, you do not have to specify the data type of an internal table fully. Instead, you can specify a generic construction, that is, the key or key and line type of an internal table data type may remain unspecified. You can use generic internal tables to specify the types of field symbols and the interface parameters of procedures. You cannot use them to declare data objects.
Internal Tables as Dynamic Data Objects
Data objects that are defined either with the data type of an internal table, or directly as an internal table, are always fully defined in respect of their line type, key and access method. However, the number of lines is not fixed. Thus internal tables are dynamic data objects, since they can contain any number of lines of a particular type. The only restriction on the number of lines an internal table may contain are the limits of your system installation. The maximum memory that can be occupied by an internal table (including its internal administration) is 2 gigabytes. A more realistic figure is up to 500 megabytes. An additional restriction for hashed tables is that they may not contain more than 2 million entries. The line types of internal tables can be any ABAP data types - elementary, structured, or internal tables. The individual lines of an internal table are called table lines or table entries. Each component of a structured line is called a column in the internal table.
Choosing a Table Type
The table type (and particularly the access method) that you will use depends on how the typical internal table operations will be most frequently executed.
Standard tables
This is the most appropriate type if you are going to address the individual table entries using the index. Index access is the quickest possible access. You should fill a standard table by appending lines (ABAP APPEND statement), and read, modify and delete entries by specifying the index (INDEX option with the relevant ABAP command). The access time for a standard table increases in a linear relationship with the number of table entries. If you need key access, standard tables are particularly useful if you can fill and process the table in separate steps. For example, you could fill the table by appending entries, and then sort it. If you use the binary search option with key access, the response time is logarithmically proportional to the number of table entries.
Sorted tables
This is the most appropriate type if you need a table which is sorted as you fill it. You fill sorted tables using the INSERT statement. Entries are inserted according to the sort sequence defined through the table key. Any illegal entries are recognized as soon as you try to add them to the table. The response time for key access is logarithmically proportional to the number of table entries, since the system always uses a binary search. Sorted tables are particularly useful for partially sequential processing in a LOOP if you specify the beginning of the table key in the WHERE condition.
Hashed tables
This is the most appropriate type for any table where the main operation is key access. You cannot access a hashed table using its index. The response time for key access remains constant, regardless of the number of table entries. Like database tables, hashed tables always have a unique key. Hashed tables are useful if you want to construct and use an internal table which resembles a database table or for processing large amounts of data.
Special Features of Standard Tables
Unlike sorted tables, hashed tables, and key access to internal tables, which were only introduced in Release 4.0, standard tables already existed several releases previously. Defining a line type, table type, and tables without a header line have only been possible since Release 3.0. For this reason, there are certain features of standard tables that still exist for compatibility reasons.
Standard Tables Before Release 3.0
Before Release 3.0, internal tables all had header lines and a flat-structured line type. There were no independent table types. You could only create a table object using the OCCURS addition in the DATA statement, followed by a declaration of a flat structure:
DATA: BEGIN OF .
The effect of the OCCURS addition is to construct a standard table with the data type
They can also be replaced by the following statements:
Standard Tables From Release 4.0
When you create a standard table, you can use the following forms of the TYPES and DATA statements. The addition INITIAL SIZE is also possible in all of the statements. The addition WITH HEADER LINE is possible in the DATA statement.
Standard Table Types
Generic Standard Table Type:
TYPES TYPE|LIKE TABLE OF TYPE|LIKE TABLE OF
WITH TYPE|LIKE TABLE OF TYPE|LIKE TABLE OF TYPE|LIKE TABLE OF
WITH .
Here, the LIKE addition refers to an existing table object in the same program. The TYPE addition can refer to an internal type in the program declared using the TYPES statement, or a table type in the ABAP Dictionary.
You must ensure that you only refer to tables that are fully typed. Referring to generic table types (ANY TABLE, INDEX TABLE) or not specifying the key fully is not allowed (for exceptions, refer to Special Features of Standard Tables).
The optional addition WITH HEADER line declares an extra data object with the same name and line type as the internal table. This data object is known as the header line of the internal table. You use it as a work area when working with the internal table (see Using the Header Line as a Work Area). When you use internal tables with header lines, you must remember that the header line and the body of the table have the same name. If you have an internal table with header line and you want to address the body of the table, you must indicate this by placing brackets after the table name ([]). Otherwise, ABAP interprets the name as the name of the header line and not of the body of the table. You can avoid this potential confusion by using internal tables without header lines. In particular, internal tables nested in structures or other internal tables must not have a header line, since this can lead to ambiguous expressions.
TYPES VECTOR TYPE SORTED TABLE OF I WITH UNIQUE KEY TABLE LINE.
DATA: ITAB TYPE VECTOR,
JTAB LIKE ITAB WITH HEADER LINE.
MOVE ITAB TO JTAB. <- Syntax error!
MOVE ITAB TO JTAB[].
The table object ITAB is created with reference to the table type VECTOR. The table object JTAB has the same data type as ITAB. JTAB also has a header line. In the first MOVE statement, JTAB addresses the header line. Since this has the data type I, and the table type of ITAB cannot be converted into an elementary type, the MOVE statement causes a syntax error. The second MOVE statement is correct, since both operands are table objects.
Declaring New Internal Tables
You can use the DATA statement to construct new internal tables as well as using the LIKE or TYPE addition to refer to existing types or objects. The table type that you construct does not exist in its own right; instead, it is only an attribute of the table object. You can refer to it using the LIKE addition, but not using TYPE. The syntax for constructing a table object in the DATA statement is similar to that for defining a table type in the TYPES statement.
DATA ]
As when you define a table type, the type constructor
of an internal table as follows:
UNIQUE KEY belong to the key as long as they are not internal tables or references, and do not contain internal tables or references. Key fields can be nested structures. The substructures are expanded component by component when you access the table using the key. The system follows the sequence of the key fields.
UNIQUE KEY TABLE LINE
If a table has an elementary line type (C, D, F, I, N, P, T, X), you can define the entire line as the key. If you try this for a table whose line type is itself a table, a syntax error occurs. If a table has a structured line type, it is possible to specify the entire line as the key. However, you should remember that this is often not suitable.
UNIQUE DEFAULT KEY
This declares the fields of the default key as the key fields. If the table has a structured line type, the default key contains all non-numeric columns of the internal table that are not and do not contain references or internal tables. If the table has an elementary line type, the default key is the entire line. The default key of an internal table whose line type is an internal table, the default key is empty.
Specifying a key is optional. If you do not specify a key, the system defines a table type with an arbitrary key. You can only use this to define the types of field symbols and the interface parameters of procedures. For exceptions, refer to Special Features of Standard Tables.
The optional additions UNIQUE or NON-UNIQUE determine whether the key is to be unique or non-unique, that is, whether the table can accept duplicate entries. If you do not specify UNIQUE or NON-UNIQUE for the key, the table type is generic in this respect. As such, it can only be used for specifying types. When you specify the table type simultaneously, you must note the following restrictions:
· You cannot use the UNIQUE addition for standard tables. The system always generates the NON-UNIQUE addition automatically.
· You must always specify the UNIQUE option when you create a hashed table.
Initial Memory Requirement
You can specify the initial amount of main memory assigned to an internal table object when you define the data type using the following addition:
INITIAL SIZE , the system calculates a new value so that n times the line width is around 12KB.
Examples
TYPES: BEGIN OF LINE,
COLUMN1 TYPE I,
COLUMN2 TYPE I,
COLUMN3 TYPE I,
END OF LINE.
1. TYPES ITAB TYPE SORTED TABLE OF LINE WITH UNIQUE KEY COLUMN1.
The program defines a table type ITAB. It is a sorted table, with line type of the structure LINE and a unique key of the component COLUMN1.
2. TYPES VECTOR TYPE HASHED TABLE OF I WITH UNIQUE KEY TABLE LINE.
TYPES: BEGIN OF LINE,
COLUMN1 TYPE I,
COLUMN2 TYPE I,
COLUMN3 TYPE I,
END OF LINE.
TYPES ITAB TYPE SORTED TABLE OF LINE WITH UNIQUE KEY COLUMN1.
TYPES: BEGIN OF DEEPLINE,
FIELD TYPE C,
TABLE1 TYPE VECTOR,
TABLE2 TYPE ITAB,
END OF DEEPLINE.
TYPES DEEPTABLE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF DEEPLINE
WITH DEFAULT KEY.
The program defines a table type VECTOR with type hashed table, the elementary line type I and a unique key of the entire table line. The second table type is the same as in the previous example. The structure DEEPLINE contains the internal table as a component. The table type DEEPTABLE has the line type DEEPLINE. Therefore, the elements of this internal table are themselves internal tables. The key is the default key - in this case the column FIELD. The key is non-unique, since the table is a standard table.
Specifying the Type of Formal Parameters
Formal parameters can have any valid ABAP data type. You can specify the type of a formal parameter, either generically or fully, using the TYPE or LIKE addition. If you specify a generic type, the type of the formal parameter is either partially specified or not specified at all. Any attributes that are not specified are inherited from the corresponding actual parameter when the subroutine is called. If you specify the type fully, all of the technical attributes of the formal parameter are defined with the subroutine definition.
The following remarks about specifying the types of parameters also apply to the parameters of other procedures (function modules and methods).
If you have specified the type of the formal parameters, the system checks that the corresponding actual parameters are compatible when the subroutine is called. For internal subroutines, the system checks this in the syntax check. For external subroutines, the check cannot occur until runtime.
By specifying the type, you ensure that a subroutine always works with the correct data type. Generic formal parameters allow a large degree of freedom when you call subroutines, since you can pass data of any type. This restricts accordingly the options for processing data in the subroutine, since the operations must be valid for all data types. For example, assigning one data object to another may not even be possible for all data types. If you specify the types of subroutine parameters, you can perform a much wider range of operations, since only the data appropriate to those operations can be passed in the call. If you want to process structured data objects component by component in a subroutine, you must specify the type of the parameter.
Specifying Generic Types
The following types allow you more freedom when using actual parameters. The actual parameter need only have the selection of attributes possessed by the formal parameter. The formal parameter adopts its remaining unnamed attributes from the actual parameter.
Check for actual parameters
No type specificationTYPE ANY The subroutine accepts actual parameters of any type. The formal parameter inherits all of the technical attributes of the actual parameter.
TYPE C, N, P, or X The subroutine only accepts actual parameters with the type C, N, P, or X. The formal parameter inherits the field length and DECIMALS specification (for type P) from the actual parameter.
TYPE TABLE The system checks whether the actual parameter is a standard internal table. This is a shortened form of TYPE STANDARD TABLE (see below).
TYPE ANY TABLE The system checks whether the actual parameter is an internal table. The formal parameter inherits all of the attributes (line type, table type, key) from the actual parameter.
TYPE INDEX TABLE The system checks whether the actual parameter is an index table (standard or sorted table). The formal parameter inherits all of the attributes (line type, table type, key) from the actual parameter.
TYPE STANDARD TABLE The system checks whether the actual parameter is a standard internal table. The formal parameter inherits all of the attributes (line type, key) from the actual parameter.
TYPE SORTED TABLE The system checks whether the actual parameter is a sorted table. The formal parameter inherits all of the attributes (line type, key) from the actual parameter.
TYPE HASHED TABLE The system checks whether the actual parameter is a hashed table. The formal parameter inherits all of the attributes (line type, key) from the actual parameter.
Note that formal parameters inherit the attributes of their corresponding actual parameters dynamically at runtime, and so they cannot be identified in the program code. For example, you cannot address an inherited table key statically in a subroutine, but you probably can dynamically.
TYPES: BEGIN OF LINE,
COL1,
COL2,
END OF LINE.
DATA: WA TYPE LINE,
ITAB TYPE HASHED TABLE OF LINE WITH UNIQUE KEY COL1,
KEY(4) VALUE 'COL1'.
WA-COL1 = 'X'. INSERT WA INTO TABLE ITAB.
WA-COL1 = 'Y'. INSERT WA INTO TABLE ITAB.
PERFORM DEMO USING ITAB.
FORM DEMO USING P TYPE ANY TABLE.
READ TABLE P WITH TABLE KEY (KEY) = 'X' INTO WA.
ENDFORM.
The table key is addressed dynamically in the subroutine. However, the static address
READ TABLE P WITH TABLE KEY COL1 = 'X' INTO WA.
is syntactically incorrect, since the formal parameter P does not adopt the key of table ITAB until runtime.
Assigning Internal Tables :
Like other data objects, you can use internal tables as operands in a MOVE statement
MOVE , including the data in any nested internal tables. The original contents of the target table are overwritten.
If you are using internal tables with header lines, remember that the header line and the body of the table have the same name. If you want to address the body of the table in an assignment, you must place two brackets () after the table name.
DATA: BEGIN OF line,
col1(1) TYPE c,
col2(1) TYPE c,
END OF line.
DATA: etab LIKE TABLE OF line WITH HEADER LINE,
ftab LIKE TABLE OF line.
line-col1 = 'A'. line-col2 = 'B'.
APPEND line TO etab.
MOVE etab[] TO ftab.
LOOP AT ftab INTO line.
WRITE: / line-col1, line-col2.
ENDLOOP.
The output is:
A B
The example creates two standard tables ETAB and FTAB with the line type of the structure LINE. ETAB has a header line. After filling ETAB line by line using the APPEND statement, its entire contents are assigned to FTAB. Note the brackets in the statement.
DATA: ftab TYPE SORTED TABLE OF f
WITH NON-UNIQUE KEY table_line,
itab TYPE HASHED TABLE OF i
WITH UNIQUE KEY table_line,
fl TYPE f.
DO 3 TIMES.
INSERT sy-index INTO TABLE itab.
ENDDO.
ftab = itab.
LOOP AT ftab INTO fl.
WRITE: / fl.
ENDLOOP.
The output is:
1.000000000000000E+00
2.000000000000000E+00
3.000000000000000E+00
FTAB is a sorted table with line type F and a non-unique key. ITAB is a hashed table with line type I and a unique key. The line types, and therefore the entire tables, are convertible. It is therefore possible to assign the contents of ITAB to FTAB. When you assign the unsorted table ITAB to the sorted table FTAB, the contents are automatically sorted by the key of FTAB.
In Unicode systems, the following conversion is not allowed:
DATA: BEGIN OF iline,
num TYPE i,
END OF iline,
BEGIN OF fline,
num TYPE f,
END OF fline,
itab LIKE TABLE OF iline,
ftab LIKE TABLE OF fline.
DO 3 TIMES.
iline-num = sy-index.
APPEND iline-num TO itab.
ENDDO.
ftab = itab.
loop AT ftab INTO fline.
WRITE: / fline-num.
ENDLOOP.
In a non-Unicode system, the output may look something like this:
6.03823403895813E-154
6.03969074613219E-154
6.04114745330626E-154
Here, the line types of the internal tables ITAB and FTAB are structures each with one component of type I or F. The line types are convertible, but not compatible. Therefore, when assigning ITAB to FTAB, the contents of Table ITAB are converted to type C fields and then written to FTAB. The system interprets the transferred data as type F fields, so that the results are meaningless. In Unicode systems, you are not allowed to convert numeric fields to fields of type C.
Initializing Internal Tables
Like all data objects, you can initialize internal tables with the
CLEAR .
statement. This statement restores an internal table to the state it was in immediately after you declared it. This means that the table contains no lines. However, the memory already occupied by the memory up until you cleared it remains allocated to the table.
If you are using internal tables with header lines, remember that the header line and the body of the table have the same name. If you want to address the body of the table in a comparison, you must place two brackets () after the table name.
CLEAR , LT, <).
If you are using internal tables with header lines, remember that the header line and the body of the table have the same name. If you want to address the body of the table in a comparison, you must place two brackets () after the table name.
The first criterion for comparing internal tables is the number of lines they contain. The more lines an internal table contains, the larger it is. If two internal tables contain the same number of lines, they are compared line by line, component by component. If components of the table lines are themselves internal tables, they are compared recursively. If you are testing internal tables for anything other than equality, the comparison stops when it reaches the first pair of components that are unequal, and returns the corresponding result.
DATA: BEGIN OF LINE,
COL1 TYPE I,
COL2 TYPE I,
END OF LINE.
DATA: ITAB LIKE TABLE OF LINE,
JTAB LIKE TABLE OF LINE.
DO 3 TIMES.
LINE-COL1 = SY-INDEX.
LINE-COL2 = SY-INDEX ** 2.
APPEND LINE TO ITAB.
ENDDO.
MOVE ITAB TO JTAB.
LINE-COL1 = 10. LINE-COL2 = 20.
APPEND LINE TO ITAB.
IF ITAB GT JTAB.
WRITE / 'ITAB GT JTAB'.
ENDIF.
APPEND LINE TO JTAB.
IF ITAB EQ JTAB.
WRITE / 'ITAB EQ JTAB'.
ENDIF.
LINE-COL1 = 30. LINE-COL2 = 80.
APPEND LINE TO ITAB.
IF JTAB LE ITAB.
WRITE / 'JTAB LE ITAB'.
ENDIF.
LINE-COL1 = 50. LINE-COL2 = 60.
APPEND LINE TO JTAB.
IF ITAB NE JTAB.
WRITE / 'ITAB NE JTAB'.
ENDIF.
IF ITAB LT JTAB.
WRITE / 'ITAB LT JTAB'.
ENDIF.
The output is:
ITAB GT JTAB
ITAB EQ JTAB
JTAB LE ITAB
ITAB NE JTAB
ITAB LT JTAB
This example creates two standard tables, ITAB and JTAB. ITAB is filled with 3 lines and copied to JTAB. Then, another line is appended to ITAB and the first logical expression tests whether ITAB is greater than JTAB. After appending the same line to JTAB, the second logical expression tests whether both tables are equal. Then, another line is appended to ITAB and the third logical expressions tests whether JTAB is less than or equal to ITAB. Next, another line is appended to JTAB. Its contents are unequal to the contents of the last line of ITAB. The next logical expressions test whether ITAB is not equal to JTAB. The first table field whose contents are different in ITAB and JTAB is COL1 in the last line of the table: 30 in ITAB and 50 in JTAB. Therefore, in the last logical expression, ITAB is less than JTAB.
Sorting Internal Tables
You can sort a standard or hashed table in a program. To sort a table by its key, use the statement
SORT ASCENDING .
The statement sorts the internal table ASCENDING
BY ASCENDING
ASCENDING .
The table is now sorted by the specified components : T for standard table, S for sorted table, and H for hashed table.
DATA: BEGIN OF LINE,
COL1 TYPE I,
COL2 TYPE I,
END OF LINE.
DATA ITAB LIKE HASHED TABLE OF LINE WITH UNIQUE KEY COL1
INITIAL SIZE 10.
DATA: LIN TYPE I,
INI TYPE I,
KND TYPE C.
DESCRIBE TABLE ITAB LINES LIN OCCURS INI KIND KND.
WRITE: / LIN, INI, KND.
DO 1000 TIMES.
LINE-COL1 = SY-INDEX.
LINE-COL2 = SY-INDEX ** 2.
INSERT LINE INTO TABLE ITAB.
ENDDO.
DESCRIBE TABLE ITAB LINES LIN OCCURS INI KIND KND.
WRITE: / LIN, INI, KND.
The output is:
0 10 H
1,000 10 H
Here, a hashed table ITAB is created and filled. The DESCRIBE TABLE statement is processed before and after the table is filled. The current number of lines changes, but the number of initial lines cannot change.
INSERT LINE INTO TABLE ITAB.
LINE-TEXT = 'Moller'.
CONVERT TEXT LINE-TEXT INTO SORTABLE CODE LINE-XTEXT.
INSERT LINE INTO TABLE ITAB.
LINE-TEXT = 'Miller'.
CONVERT TEXT LINE-TEXT INTO SORTABLE CODE LINE-XTEXT.
INSERT LINE INTO TABLE ITAB.
SORT ITAB.
PERFORM LOOP_AT_ITAB.
SORT ITAB BY XTEXT.
PERFORM LOOP_AT_ITAB.
SORT ITAB AS TEXT.
PERFORM LOOP_AT_ITAB.
FORM LOOP_AT_ITAB.
LOOP AT ITAB INTO LINE.
WRITE / LINE-TEXT.
ENDLOOP.
SKIP.
ENDFORM.
This example demonstrates alphabetical sorting of character fields. The internal table ITAB contains a column with character fields and a column with corresponding binary codes that are alphabetically sortable. The binary codes are created with the CONVERT statement (see Converting to a Sortable Format). The table is sorted three times. First, it is sorted binarily by the TEXT field. Second, it is sorted binarily by the XTEXT field. Third, it is sorted alphabetically by the TEXT field. Since there is no directly corresponding case in English, we have taken the results from a German text environment:
Miller
Moller
Muller
Möller
Miller
Moller
Möller
Muller
Miller
Moller
Möller
Muller
After the first sorting, 'Möller' follows behind 'Muller' since the internal code for the letter 'ö' comes after the code for 'u'. The other two sorts are alphabetical
The binary sort by XTEXT has the same result as the alphabetical sorting by the field TEXT.
Regards,
Amit
Reward all helpful replies. -
What is the difference between Structure & Internal Tables,
Regards.Hi chidambar,
to say simply the internal table can have data within it but a structure is that which can be used by an internal table to define its columns ,it cannot have data on its own
coming to thoery this may help you,but dont confuse more with the theory
Structures
A structure is a sequence of any elementary types, reference types, or complex data types.
You use structures in ABAP programs to group work areas that logically belong together. Since the elements of a structure can have any data type, structures can have a large range of uses. For example, you can use a structure with elementary data types to display lines from a database table within a program. You can also use structures containing aggregated elements to include all of the attributes of a screen or control in a single data object.
The following terms are important when we talk about structures:
Nested and non-nested structures
Flat and deep structures
A nested structure is a structure that contains one or more other structures as components. Flat structures contain only elementary data types with a fixed length (no internal tables, reference types, or strings). The term deep structure can apply regardless of whether the structure is nested or not. Nested structures are flat so long as none of the above types is contained in any nesting level.
Any structure that contains at least one internal table, reference type, or string as a component (regardless of nesting) is a deep structure. Accordingly, internal tables, references, and strings are also known as deep data types. The technical difference between deep structures and all others is as follows. When you create a deep structure, the system creates a pointer in memory that points to the real field contents or other administrative information. When you create a flat data type, the actual field contents are stored with the type in memory. Since the field contents are not stored with the field descriptions in the case of deep structures, assignments, offset and length specifications and other operations are handled differently from flat structures.
Internal Tables
Internal tables consists of a series of lines that all have the same data type. Internal tables are characterized by:
The line type, which can be any elementary type, reference type, or complex data type.
The key identifies table rows. It is made up of the elementary fields in the line. The key can be unique or non-unique.
The access method determines how ABAP will access individual table entries. There are three access types, namely unsorted tables, sorted index tables and hash tables. For index tables, the system maintains a linear index, so you can access the table either by specifying the index or the key.
Hashed tables have no linear index. You can only access hashed tables by specifying the key. The system has its own hash algorithm for managing the table.
You should use internal tables whenever you need to use structured data within a program. One imprint use is to store data from the database within a program.
plz reward if helpful,
plz get back to me for further queries.
thanks and regards,
srikanth tulasi. -
Default key in internal tables
what is 'Default key'? for what type of internal tables it is used? Can you please explain with examples?
Thanks a lot.<i>Key
The key identifies table rows. There are two kinds of key for internal tables - the standard key and a user-defined key. You can specify whether the key should be UNIQUE or NON-UNIQUE. Internal tables with a unique key cannot contain duplicate entries. The uniqueness depends on the table access method.
<b>At tables with structured row type, the standard key is formed from all character-type columns of the internal table.</b> If a table has an elementary line type, the default key is the entire line. The default key of an internal table whose line type is an internal table, the default key is empty. At tables with non-structured row type, the standard key consists of the entire row. If the row type is also a table, an empty key is defined.
The user-defined key can contain any columns of the internal table that are no internal table themselves, and do not contain internal tables. References are allowed as table keys. Internal tables with a user-defined key are called key tables. When you define the key, the sequence of the key fields is significant. You should remember this, for example, if you intend to sort the table according to the key.</i>
Regards,
Rich Heilman -
Modify internal table embedded in internal table as field
Hi Experts,
I am using function module CRM_DNO_READ_ORDER_TEXT.
One of the output table of this fm is ET_ALLTEXTS whixh is of structure COMT_TEXT_TEXTDATA_T.
This structure has two fields one is GUI and other is LINES which itself contains the table in it.
I want to delete one row from the data of this LINES table in main table ET_ALLTEXTS .
Actually, this LINES table contains the texts entered by user from some application. So i want to edit the text.
Pls help me..this is very complicated.
thnx
DIvyaI guess Nilesh is right, there is something wrong with your declaration. Me for one, I've tried to reproduce your problem and I don't see any problem here. How did you declare your internal table for example?
When you want to delete a line from table LINES you can't just say:
delete et_alltexts-lines index 1.
Because this will give you the error message with 'table without header line....". Instead you first have to loop at this ET_ALLTEXTS internal table and only then you have access to the individual lines, which is an internal table as well. The following is only an example, but it should be helpful:
DATA: gv_header_guid TYPE crmt_object_guid.
DATA: gt_textdata TYPE comt_text_textdata_t ,
gt_alltexts TYPE comt_text_textdata_t.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <alltext> LIKE LINE OF gt_alltexts.
CALL FUNCTION 'CRM_DNO_READ_ORDER_TEXT'
EXPORTING
iv_header_guid = gv_header_guid
IMPORTING
et_textdata = gt_textdata
et_alltexts = gt_alltexts.
LOOP AT gt_alltexts ASSIGNING <alltext>.
DELETE <alltext>-lines INDEX 1.
ENDLOOP. -
Hi friends,
Have a look at my code.
The basic requirement is to load into table PTRV_KMSUM.
I was able to do that using GUI upload FM from a notepad .
But now the requirement is using a CSV file to load into PTRV_KMSUM.
REPORT zhr_t_ptrv_kmsum NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING LINE-SIZE 200.
INTERNAL TABLE DECLARATION *
TYPES : BEGIN OF flat_itab,
rec(500) TYPE c,
END OF flat_itab.
DATA: data_tab TYPE TABLE OF flat_itab WITH HEADER LINE. " Internal table to hold CSV file data
DATA: it_kmsum TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ptrv_kmsum WITH HEADER LINE.
SPECIFY THE FILE LOCATION *
PARAMETERS: p_file TYPE rlgrap-filename.
DATA: v_file TYPE string.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_file.
CALL FUNCTION 'F4_FILENAME'
EXPORTING
PROGRAM_NAME = SYST-CPROG
DYNPRO_NUMBER = SYST-DYNNR
FIELD_NAME = ' '
IMPORTING
file_name = p_file.
MOVE p_file TO v_file.
POPULATE THE INTERNAL TABLE FROM THE CSV FILE *
CALL FUNCTION 'TEXT_CONVERT_CSV_TO_SAP'
EXPORTING
I_FIELD_SEPERATOR = ','
I_LINE_HEADER =
i_tab_raw_data = data_tab
I_FILENAME = v_file
tables
i_tab_converted_data = it_kmsum
EXCEPTIONS
CONVERSION_FAILED = 1
OTHERS = 2
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
NOW LOAD INTO THE TABLE PTRV_KMSUM FROM THE INTERNAL TABLE
CALL FUNCTION 'TRIPS_WRITE_KMSUM'
TABLES
kmsum = it_kmsum
EXCEPTIONS
MODIFY_ERROR = 1
OTHERS = 2
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
Note:- I am getting the following error message.
The function module interface allows you to specify only fieldsd of a particular type under 'I_FILENAME'.
The field 'V_FILE' specified here is a different field type.
Regards,
Hari kiranKumar ,
I tried your code.
Made the changes you asked.
There is no error now.
But when I executed it and checked the table PTRV_KMSUM;
Data is not getting placed.
Are you sure , if the changes you asked are all I need to do or do I need to do something else.
Here's my code now-------
REPORT zhr_t_ptrv_kmsum NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING LINE-SIZE 200.
MESSAGE-ID /rpm/migration.
TYPE-POOLS truxs.
INTERNAL TABLE DECLARATION *
*TYPES : BEGIN OF flat_itab,
*rec(500) TYPE c,
*END OF flat_itab.
data: data_tab type TRUXS_T_TEXT_DATA,
wa_data_tab(4096) type c .
*DATA: data_tab TYPE standard table of flat_itab." WITH *HEADER LINE. " Internal table to hold flat file data
DATA: it_kmsum TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ptrv_kmsum." "WITH HEADER LINE.
SPECIFY THE FILE LOCATION *
PARAMETERS: p_file TYPE rlgrap-filename.
*DATA: v_file(75) TYPE c. "string.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_file.
CALL FUNCTION 'F4_FILENAME'
EXPORTING
PROGRAM_NAME = SYST-CPROG
DYNPRO_NUMBER = SYST-DYNNR
FIELD_NAME = ' '
IMPORTING
file_name = p_file.
POPULATE THE INTERNAL TABLE FROM THE CSV FILE***************************************************
CALL FUNCTION 'TEXT_CONVERT_CSV_TO_SAP'
EXPORTING
I_FIELD_SEPERATOR = ','
I_LINE_HEADER =
i_tab_raw_data = data_tab
I_FILENAME = p_file
tables
i_tab_converted_data = it_kmsum
EXCEPTIONS
CONVERSION_FAILED = 1
OTHERS = 2
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
NOW LOAD INTO THE TABLE PTRV_KMSUM FROM THE INTERNAL TABLE
CALL FUNCTION 'TRIPS_WRITE_KMSUM'
TABLES
kmsum = it_kmsum
EXCEPTIONS
MODIFY_ERROR = 1
OTHERS = 2
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
Warm regards,
Hari Kiran
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