abap data conversion

Abap Data Conversion

In ABAP, data conversion refers to the process of converting data from one format to another. ABAP provides various built-in functions and methods to perform data conversion operations. Here are some commonly used data conversion techniques in ABAP:

  1. String to Numeric Conversion: ABAP provides the CONVERT statement to convert a string to a numeric value. The CONVERT statement can handle different numeric types such as INT, FLOAT, DEC, etc. For example, to convert a string variable lv_string to an integer, you can use the following code: DATA(lv_integer) = CONV int( lv_string ).

  2. Numeric to String Conversion: ABAP provides the CONVERT statement to convert a numeric value to a string. The CONVERT statement can handle different numeric types such as INT, FLOAT, DEC, etc. For example, to convert an integer variable lv_integer to a string, you can use the following code: DATA(lv_string) = CONV string( lv_integer ).

  3. Date and Time Conversion: ABAP provides various functions to convert between different date and time formats. For example, to convert a date string to an ABAP date type, you can use the CONVERT_DATE function module. Similarly, to convert a time string to an ABAP time type, you can use the CONVERT_TIME function module.

  4. Binary to String Conversion: ABAP provides the SCMS_BINARY_TO_STRING function module to convert binary data to a string. This function module takes the binary data as input and returns the corresponding string representation.

  5. String to Binary Conversion: ABAP provides the SCMS_STRING_TO_BINARY function module to convert a string to binary data. This function module takes the string as input and returns the corresponding binary representation.

These are just a few examples of data conversion techniques in ABAP. ABAP provides many more functions and methods to handle different data conversion scenarios. For more information, you can refer to the ABAP documentation or consult the ABAP programming guide [[SOURCE 1]].

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