ASSIGN

Reference

Syntax

ASSIGN { dobj[+off][(len)]
       | [TABLE FIELD] (name)
       | oref->(attr_name)
       | {class|(class_name)}=>{attr|(attr_name)}
       | dref->*
       | {dobj INCREMENT inc}
       | {COMPONENT comp OF STRUCTURE struc} }
  TO <fs>
  [ { CASTING [ {TYPE type|(name)}
              | {LIKE dobj}
              | {[TYPE p] DECIMALS dec}
              | {TYPE HANDLE handle} ] }
  | { {TYPE name}
    | {[TYPE name] DECIMALS dec} } ]
  [RANGE range].

Effect

Assigns a memory area to a field symbol <fs>.

Additions

Specifying the memory area:

• dobj[+off][(len)] - Data object dobj or its subarea off(len).
  
  
• (name) - Data object contained in name
  
  
• TABLE FIELD - Obsolete: Restricts the search for the data object (contained in name) to interface work areas declared using the TABLES statement.
  
  
• oref->(attr_name) - Attribute of an object referenced by oref, specified in attr_name.
  
  
• {class|(class_name)}=>{attr|(attr_name)} - Static attribute attr of the class class, where you can also specify the attribute and class as the content of attr_name and class_name.
  
  
• dref->* - Dereferenced reference variable.
  
  
• dobj INCREMENT inc - Area that is incremented by inc multiplied by the length of dobj.
  
  
• COMPONENT comp OF STRUCTURE struc - Component comp of a structure struc.
  
  

Specifying the data type:

• CASTING
  Specifies the data type used to handle the memory area:
  
  TYPE type|(name) - Data type type, which you can also specify as the content of name .
  
  LIKE dobj - Data type of data object dobj.
  
  [TYPE p] DECIMALS dec - Data type p, with decimal places specified in dec.
  TYPE HANDLE handle - Data type that handle points to, using the type object specified by the RTTS.
  
  
• [TYPE name] DECIMALS dec
  Obsolete: Casting to an elementary ABAP type in name or to the decimal places in dec.
  
  

• RANGE range
  Restricts the assignable memory area to the data object range.