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CREATE DATA - TYPE abap_type
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Syntax
CREATE DATA dref [area_handle]
TYPE {abap_type|(name)}
[LENGTH len] [DECIMALS dec].
Effect
For abap_type, all
predefined data types (apart from b and s)
can be used that are more dedicated than the static type of dref or are identical
to it. As an alternative, a character-like data object name can be specified
in parentheses, which contains the name of a predefined data type when the statement is executed. This is not case-sensitive.
In the ABAP types c, n, p,
and x, the length of the data type dtype can be
determined by specifying a numeric data object len after the addition LENGTH, which, when the statement is executed, contains a value within the
length range defined for the type in question.
If the addition LENGTH is not specified, the standard length from the table
is used. For all other ABAP types, the length is determined by the value in the table and the addition LENGTH cannot be specified.
In the ABAP type p, the number of
decimal places is
determined by specifying a numeric data object dec after the addition
DECIMALS. If DECIMALS is specified, the same applies as in the statement
TYPES. If the addition
DECIMALS is not specified, no fractional portion is created. Before the decimal separator can be respected for operations with packed numbers, the
program attribute
fixed point arithmetic has to be set. If not, the addition DECIMALS only
affects output formatting on dynpros and in the statement
WRITE [TO]. For all other ABAP types and when specifying name dynamically, the addition DECIMALS is not permitted.
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