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DATA - RANGE OF

Short Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

DATA rtab {TYPE RANGE OF type}|{LIKE RANGE OF dobj} 
          [INITIAL SIZE n] 

          [VALUE IS INITIAL] 

          [READ-ONLY]. 

Effect

This statement defines a ranges table rtab with the table type described in the section TYPES - RANGE OF. The table type defined here, however, is not a standalone type, but exists as a property of the data object rtab.

The addition VALUE IS INITIAL can be used to specify an initial start value.

Notes

• Outside of classes, the addition WITH HEADER LINE can also be used to declare an obsolete header line.
• The declaration of a ranges table using the statement RANGES is obsolete.
  

Example

In this example, a ranges table is declared, filled, and evaluated in the WHERE condition of a SELECT statement.

DATA: spfli_wa TYPE spfli, 
      r_carrid TYPE RANGE OF spfli-carrid, 
      r_carrid_line LIKE LINE OF r_carrid. 

r_carrid_line-sign   = 'I'. 
r_carrid_line-option = 'BT'. 
r_carrid_line-low    = 'AA'. 
r_carrid_line-high   = 'LH'. 
APPEND r_carrid_line TO r_carrid. 

SELECT * 
       FROM spfli 
       WHERE carrid IN @r_carrid 
       INTO @spfli_wa. 
  ... 
ENDSELECT.