SAP CONVERSION TYPE STRING documentation, setup help and example usage

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Source Field Type string

Numeric Target Fields
Target Conversion
i ,
int8 , ( b , s )Content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c If the source field has a length of 0, the target field is assigned the value 0.
p Content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c If the source field has a length of 0, the target field is assigned the value 0.
decfloat16 , decfloat34 Content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c If the source field has a length of 0, the target field is assigned the value 0.
f Content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c If the source field has a length of 0, the target field is assigned the value 0.

Note

Character-Like Target Fields
Target Conversion
c The content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c , with the difference that trailing blanks are passed. If the length of the source field is 0, the target field is padded with blanks.
string No conversion takes place. After the assignment, the internal reference of the target field points to the same string as the source field. A new string is only created in the memory if a change request for the content of the source field or target field is submit
ted.
n Content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c If the length of the source field is 0, the target field is padded with the character "0".
d The content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c , with the difference that trailing blanks are passed. If the length of the source field is 0, the target field is padded with the character "0".
t Content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c If the length of the source field is 0, the target field is padded with the character "0" and the trailing blanks are passed.

Notes

In ABAP, the trailing blanks are respected for source fields of type string but not for data objects of type

c .

If characters are cut off on the right when character strings containing non-Unicode double-byte characters are assigned, such a character can be split down the middle, which generally produces an invalid character at the right edge. To prevent this, the method CL_SCP_LINEBREAK_UTIL= STRING_SPLIT_AT_POSITION can be used.

Byte-Like Target Fields
Target Conversion
x Content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c If the length of the source field is 0, the target field is padded with hexadecimal 0.
xstring Content is handled in the same way as a source field of type c If the length of the source field is 0, the length of the target field is also 0 after the assignment.