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ASSIGN - LOCAL COPY - Short Reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

ASSIGN LOCAL COPY 
  OF { {[INITIAL] { dobj[+off][(len)] 
 
                | (name) 

                  | oref->(attr_name) 

                  | {class|(class_name)}=>{attr|(attr_name)} 

                  | dref->* } } 

     | {INITIAL LINE OF {itab|(itab_name)}} } 
  TO <fs> 
  [CASTING ...]. 

Effect

Obsolete

Additions

Specifying the memory area

• Additions other than LINE OF - See ASSIGN.
• LINE OF {itab|(itab_name)} - Copy of a row of an internal table itab.

Specifying the content

• INITIAL
  Initializes the anonymous data object. Otherwise, the content of the memory area is copied across.

Specifying the data type

• CASTING ...
  Specifies the data type used to handle the memory area. See ASSIGN.