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Expressions and Functions in Release 7.40, SP05
Other versions:
7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Modification 1
LET Expressions
The new LET expressions in the form
LET ... IN make it possible to define variables or field symbols as helper fields in expressions. Currently, LET expressions can be used in all
constructor expressions where this makes sense.
Modification 2
Component Operator
The component operator CORRESPONDING is a new
constructor operator
that enables component by component assignments to be made between structures or between internal operands
at operand positions. Mappings between components are based by default on matching names and can be defined using mapping rules.
Modification 3
Table Comprehensions
Table comprehensions are an enhancement of the
instance operator NEW or the
value operator
VALUE and are used to create the content of internal tables. One or more
FOR expressions can now be
specified as a subexpression of the constructor expression. These FOR expressions evaluate existing internal tables whose content can be used to construct the result within the loops.