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CREATE DATA - TABLE OF
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Syntax
CREATE DATA dref [area_handle]
{ {TYPE [STANDARD]|SORTED|HASHED TABLE OF [REF TO] {type|(name)}}
| {LIKE [STANDARD]|SORTED|HASHED TABLE OF dobj} }
[WITH [UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE]
{KEY {comp1 comp2 ...}|(keytab)}|{DEFAULT KEY}]
[INITIAL SIZE n].
Effect
The statement CREATE DATA
uses the addition tabkind OF
to create an internal table. The meaning of the additions is the same as when declaring internal tables
using the statement DATA
, but
with special rules for CREATE
DATA if dobj
is specified after LIKE
. The explicit definition of the primary table key is only optional if a
standard table is being generated.
Whereas all the specifications for DATA
have to be static, you can use the following dynamic specifications for CREATE DATA
:
-
The row type after
TYPE
or the static type of a row flagged as a reference variable afterTYPE REF TO
can have a character-like data object called name. In this case, the same rules apply as in the other variants ofCREATE DATA
. -
The definition of the primary table key can specify a parenthesized internal table
keytab
instead of a static componentcomp1 comp2 ...
:... WITH [UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE] KEY (keytab) ...
The tablekeytab
must have a character-like data type and must contain the name of a valid component in each row or the identifiertable_line
for the primary table key in a single row. -
You can specify a numeric data object for
n
afterINITIAL SIZE
.
Note
The definition of the table key is subject to the following conditions in comparison to DATA
:
-
No secondary table keys can be defined in the statement
CREATE DATA
. -
The name
primary_key
and the additionCOMPONENTS
cannot be specified explicitly in the definition of the primary key.
Use Run Time Type Creation instead to create dynamic table types with secondary keys.
Example