Change position of number sign in ALV (2-) into (-2). I will reward points.

Question

Hello Gurus, i need to change the position of the sign in a ALV list from the back of the number in the front of the number.
eg. 2- i need it to be -2.
Is there some way to do this without having to create a new field that is character type. I know the function CLOI_PUT_SIGN_IN_FRONT but it works only if my field is type char.
Can anyone help ? I will reward points.

Answer 1

In edit-mask you can force the position of the minus sign :
USING EDIT MASK mask
Effect
Outputs f according to the formatting template mask.
Without this addition, f is output in the standard format for that particular type or with a format defined in the ABAP Dictionary. The addition allows you to define a different format.
You can specify the formatting template as follows:
'_'represents one character of the field f
or one digit with type P or I
'V'only with fields of type P or I:
output of leading sign
'LL'at beginning of template:
left justify (standard)
'RR'at beginning of template:
right justify
'==conv'perform output conversion conv
':', ...separator
(all other characters)
Regards