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Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

FORM subr 
  [ TABLES   { t1 [{TYPE itab_type}|{LIKE itab}|{STRUCTURE struc}] 

               t2 [{TYPE itab_type}|{LIKE itab}|{STRUCTURE struc}] 

                ... } ] 

  [ USING    { {VALUE(u1)}|u1 [
typing|{STRUCTURE struc}] 

               {VALUE(u2)}|u2 [
typing|{STRUCTURE struc}] 

               ... } ] 

  [ CHANGING { {VALUE(c1)}|c1 [
typing|{STRUCTURE struc}] 

               {VALUE(c2)}|c2 [
typing|{STRUCTURE struc}] 

               ... } ] 

  [ RAISING exc1|RESUMABLE(exc1) exc2|RESUMABLE(exc2) ... ]. 
  ... 
ENDFORM. 

Effect

Obsolete

Additions

• TABLES
  Obsolete: Defines table parameters t1, t2, ...
• USING
  Defines input parameters u1, u2, ...
• CHANGING
  Defines input/output parameters c1, c2, ...
• VALUE
  Defines for a formal parameter how to pass values. Without the addition VALUE, the values are passed by reference.
• typing
  Types formal parameters.
• STRUCTURE struc
  Obsolete: Casts a structure struc to a formal parameter.
• RAISING exc1 exc2 ...
  Declares class-based exceptions exc1, exc2, ... which can be propagated from within the subroutine, with or without the capacity to be restarted.