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casting
Handling of a data object by assuming a certain
data type. Explicit casting
is possible using the statement ASSIGN,
using the addition ASSIGNING when editing internal tables, using various assignments of
actual parameters to
formal parameters, and as
down casts or
up casts in the
assignments between
reference variables. An implicit casting sometimes takes place during the handling of
operands at certain operand positions.