type is mapped in type references from an ABAP program to ABAP Dictionary. An initial value is assigned to most built-in data types. These initial values are applied, for example, when initialdynpro fieldsare displayed, when database fields areinitialized, and in the ABAP SQL conditionIS ...
The system classCL_ABAP_ELEMDESCRcontains a constant TYPE_X_MAX_LENGTH for the maximum length of the typex. Themaximum sizeof strings must be respected. Example Declares a byte string of the built-in ABAP typexstringfor the result of a functional method. This declaration could also be made...
Logical functions in ABAP return atruth value, either true or false. They are primarily used inlogical expressions, for example, in control statements likeIF ... ELSE ... ENDIF, and other statements that involve conditions. Note that ABAP does not have a Boolean data type for truth values,...
Further character-like data types with special properties are the built-indate types and time typesthat match the corresponding typesDATSandTIMSin ABAP Dictionary. All other special character-like data types in ABAP Dictionary are assigned to the general ABAP types listed here. ...
The system classCL_ABAP_MATHcontains constants for the minimum and maximum values of most numeric types. The system classCL_ABAP_ELEMDESCRinRTTScontains constants TYPE_P_MAX_LENGTH and TYPE_P_MAX_DECIMALS for the maximum length and the maximum number of decimal placesp. ...
Further character-like data types with special properties are the built-indate types and time typesthat match the corresponding typesDATSandTIMSof the ABAP Dictionary. All other special character-like data types in ABAP Dictionary are assigned to the general ABAP types listed here. ...
For each predefined data type in ABAP Dictionary, the last column specifies the predefined ABAP type to which the predefined type is mapped in type references from an ABAP program to ABAP Dictionary. An initial value is assigned to most predefined data types. These initial values are applied, ...