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STOP

Short Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

STOP. 

Effect

The STOP statement is only to be used in executable programs and in the following event blocks:

• AT SELECTION-SCREEN (without additions)
• START-OF-SELECTION
• GET
  

These event blocks are exited using STOP and the runtime environment triggers the event END-OF-SELECTION.

Note

The STOP statement cannot be used in methods and triggers an untreatable exception when processing dynpros called with CALL SCREEN, during a LOAD-OF-PROGRAM event, and in programs not called with SUBMIT.

Example

Ending the event block GET sbook of the logical database F1S, after max postings have been issued, and branching to END-OF-SELECTION.

NODES: sflight, sbook. 
DATA: bookings TYPE i, 
      max TYPE i VALUE 100. 
GET sflight. 
  WRITE: / sflight-carrid, sflight-connid, sflight-fldate. 
GET sbook. 
  bookings = bookings + 1. 
  WRITE: / sbook-bookid, sbook-customid. 
  IF bookings = max. 
    STOP. 
  ENDIF. 
END-OF-SELECTION. 
  ULINE. 
  WRITE: / 'First', bookings, 'bookings'. 

Exceptions

Non-Catchable Exceptions

• Cause: The STOP statement was executed outside the process for an executable program.
  Runtime Error: STOP_NO_REPORT
• Cause: The STOP statement was executed during the process for a screen and therefore outside the permitted events.
  Runtime Error: STOP_WITHIN_CALLED_DYNPRO