ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP - Release-Specific Changes → Changes in Release 7.40 and Its SPs → Changes in Release 7.40, SP02
Character String Processing in Release 7.40, SP02
1. New formatting option ALPHA
3. Comparisons of string expressions
4. Assignments of string expressions
Other versions:
7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Modification 1
New Formatting Option ALPHA
The new formatting option ALPHA for
embedded expressions in
character string templates inserts leading zeros in front of strings of digits or removes these zeros.
Modification 2
New Formatting Option XSD
The new formatting option XSD for
embedded expressions in
string templates creates their asXML format for elementary data types.
Modification 3
Comparisons of String Expressions
Comparisons of string expressions are now possible when the
relational operator
BETWEEN. This was not previously the case.
Modification 4
Assignments of String Expressions
Exceptions raised in conversions can now be handled when making assignments of string expressions to target fields. This was not previously the case. Exceptions raised (for example, in assignments of non-numeric values to numeric data types or in overflows) can now be handled in the normal way.