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meth( ... ) - Short Reference

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Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

{meth 
| oref->meth 
| super->meth 
|class=>meth}( { } 
             | { a } 

             | { p1 = a1 p2 = a2 ... } 

             | { [EXPORTING p1 = a1 p2 = a2 ...] 

                 [IMPORTING  p1 = a1 p2 = a2 ...] 

                 [CHANGING   p1 = a1 p2 = a2 ...] 

                 [RECEIVING r  = a ] 

                 [EXCEPTIONS [exc1 = n1 exc2 = n2 ...] 

                             [OTHERS = n_others]] } ). 

Effect

Static method call.

Specify the method

• meth - Method meth of the same class.
• oref->meth - Instance method meth of the object referenced by oref.
• super->meth - Method meth with the same name in the direct superclass.
• class=>meth - Static method meth of the class class.
  

Specify the parameter

• ( )
  Calls a method without passing a parameter.
• (a)
  Calls a method while passing a single parameter a.
• ( p1 = a1 p2 = a2 ... )
  Calls a method while passing multiple parameters a1, a2, ...
• EXPORTING p1 = a1 p2 = a2 ...
  Passes actual parameters a1, a2, ... to input parameters p1, p2, ...
• IMPORTING p1 = a1 p2 = a2 ...
  Inherits output parameters p1, p2, ... in actual parameters a1, a2, ...
• CHANGING p1 = a1 p2 = a2 ...
  Assigns actual parameters a1, a2, ... to input/output parameters p1, p2, ...
• RECEIVING r = a
  Assigns the return value r to the actual parameter a.

Specify the exceptions

• EXCEPTIONS
  Enables the handling of non-class-based exceptions:
  
  exc1 = n1 exc2 = n2 ... - Assigns numbers n1, n2, ... to the classic exceptions exc1, exc2, ... for the return code sy-subrc.
  
  OTHERS = n_others - Assigns a number n_others for the return code sy-subrc to all exceptions not named explicitly.

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