SAP LIKE OBSOLETE documentation, setup help and example usage

ARTICLE

LIKE - obsolete

Obsolete Syntax
... LIKE dtype ...

Effect
Outside of classes, you can also use the addition LIKE to refer to flat structures , database tables , or views of in ABAP Dictionary, as well as to the properties of data objects. A LIKE reference to the flat components of a deep dictionary structure is not possible. This affects the following ways of using LIKE :

in the declarative statements TYPES , DATA , and so on.

in complete typings

in the statement PARAMETERS

If there is a data object called dtype in a local context, then this object hides the data type from ABAP Dictionary.

Notes

Use the addition LIKE only to refer to data objects.

Always use the addition TYPE to refer to data types.

Bad example
DATA wa LIKE scarr.

Good example
DATA wa TYPE scarr.