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MODIFY itab - itab_line
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Syntax
... { table_key | index } FROM wa
[TRANSPORTING comp1 comp2 ...]
[result].
Addition
... TRANSPORTING comp1 comp2 ...
Effect
In this variant, the MODIFY statement assigns the content of work area
wa to a row specified either by a table key in
table_key or by specification of a row number in index. wa is a
functional operand position.
TRANSPORTING can be used to restrict the comp
components to be modified. result can be used when you change an individual row to set a reference in the form of a field symbol or a data reference to the row changed.
The wa work area must be
compatible with the row type of the internal table for access using table keys, index access to
sorted tables, and using
the TRANSPORTING addition. The only situation in which wa does not have to be compatible with the row type of the internal table is when data is inserted in
standard tables using
the primary table index and without the TRANSPORTING addition. If necessary, it is converted to the row type according to the
conversion rules.
Note
Apart from classes, there is one other obsolete short
form for which the FROM wa declaration can be omitted if the internal table has an itab
header line with the same name. The statement then uses the header line as a work area implicitly.
Addition
... TRANSPORTING comp1 comp2 ...
Effect
If the TRANSPORTING addition is used, only the specified comp1 comp2 ... components of the work area are assigned to the corresponding components of the row(s) to be changed. For
sorted tables and
hashed tables, no primary table key components may be specified after TRANSPORTING.
The comp1 comp2 ... component specifications are made in accordance with the rules specified in
Component declaration with the constraint that after
TRANSPORTING, no attributes of classes can be addressed using the object component selector.