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LET Expression

This example demonstrates a LET expression in a constructor expression.

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Source Code

    TYPES text TYPE TABLE OF string WITH EMPTY KEY.

    cl_demo_output=>new( )->write(
     VALUE text( LET it = `be` IN
                   ( |To { it } is to do|          )
                   ( |To { it }, or not to { it }| )
                   ( |To do is to { it }|          )
                   ( |Do { it } do { it } do|      ) )
    )->display( ).

Description

A constructor expression with the value operator VALUE constructs rows in an internal table. The value of the local auxiliary variable it is passed to the table.