ABAP FREE DATAOBJECT Statement syntax, information and example SAP source code

FREE

Short Reference

ABAP Syntax FREE dobj.

What does it do? The FREE statement deletes all rows from an internal table and releases the memory area that the rows occupied.
On other data objects, the FREE statement functions like the CLEAR statement.
If dobj is a structure with components with a tabular form, the memory of all the tabular form components will be released.
Latest notes: If dobj is an internal table with a header line , FREE only affects the
table body and not the header line.
By comparison with CLEAR , when FREE is used the initial memory area remains unoccupied.
See also Memory Requirements of Deep Data Objects .