Object Oriented Programming &
System - ABAP
Subtitle
CLASS :
• Cl a s s i s a c ol l e c t i on of c om pone nts /Obj e c ts ( Att ri bute s + m e thods + e v e nts +
i nterfa c e s + a l i a se s + m a c ros ) .
• W he ne v e r we c re a te a ny Cl a ss -> i t ’ s doe sn’ t a l l oc a t e a ny m em ory , A c l a s s c a n onl y
prov i de the te m pl a t e of c om pone nts.
• Local class: i t i s c re a t ed i n ( se 3 8 ) -> Loc a l t o the re port .
• Global class: i t i s c re a t ed i n ( c l a ss bui l de r - > se 2 4 ) -> G l oba l to a l l Obj e c t .
• Instance Attribute: A ny thi ng whi c h i s de c l a re usi ng D ATA ke y word i s c a l l e d
I nsta nc e Att ri bute .
• Static Attribute : A ny t hi ng whi c h i s de c l a re usi ng C L A SS- D ATA ke y word i s c a l l e d
Sta ti c At tri bute .
CLASS :
• Constant : A ny t hi ng whi c h i s de c l a re usi ng C o nst an t ke y word i s c a l l e d Cons ta nt
Attri but e .
• PUBLIC: Publ i c components can be access anywhere (it can be access within the
class or outside of the class ).
• Private: Publ i c c o m p o n e n t s c a n b e a c c e s s a n y w h e re ( i t c a n b e a c c e s s w i t h i n t h e c l a s s o r
outside of the class ).
• Protected: Publ i c c o m p o n e n t s c a n b e a c c e s s a n y w h e re ( i t c a n b e a c c e s s w i t h i n t h e c l a s s
or outside of the class ).
Example …
• CLASS TEST DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION .
DATA : X TYPE I. " INSTANCE ATTRIBUTE..
CLASS-DATA Y TYPE I. "STATIC ATTRIBUTE ..
CONSTANTS Z TYPE I value 10 . "CONSTANT VARIABLE ..
ENDCLASS.
example
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EXAMPLE
INSTANTIATION OF CLASS
• DATA OBJ1 TYPE REF TO TEST." refe
rence-alias for class ..
1. D e cl ar e r e fe r e n ce .
• CREATE OBJECT OBJ1. " object-
• Da t a Obj 1 t y pe re f to e m p. allocate memory for instance Attribut
e ..
2. C r e at e o bj e ct base d o n
OBJ1->X = 1000.
r e fe r e n ce
OBJ1->Y = 2000.
OBJ1>Z = 333000." SYNTAX ERROR BECAUS
• Cre a te Obj e c t Obj 1 .
E OF CONSTANT VALUE ...
• WRITE :/ OBJ1->X,
OBJ1->Y,
OBJ1->Z.
Diff erences:
STATIC CONSTANT
• St a ti c c a n be m odi fi e d. • Cons ta nt c a n not m odi fi e d.
• I t c a n be c ha nge d • We c a n not c ha nge.
Important Question
1. Wh y me t h o d i s fast e r t h an fu nc t i o n mo du l e (pe r fo r man ce wi se ) ?
A s we know, Func t i on M odul e store i n Func ti on G roup. W he ne v e r we c a l l a ny func t i on
modul e ( R EUSE_ A LV _ G R I D_ DI SPL AY) the re st of t he func ti on m odul e s i n tha t func t i on
group ge t l oa de d i nt o the m e m ory ( F. M ’ s + da t a de c l a ra ti on) .
W he ne v e r we c a l l ( CA L L M ETH OD) onl y t ha t m e t hod l oa de d i n m e m ory . So tha t
perf orm a nc e wi se CA L L M ETH OD i s f a ste r t ha n F UN CTI ON M ODUL E.
