STRING_BAD_REF SAP ABAP Runtime Error string bad ref

STRING_BAD_REF is an ABAP runtime error which you may come across when using or developing within an SAP system. See below for the standard details explaining what it means and how you can avoid or fix this runtime error.

Short Dump Classification: A - ABAP Programming Error

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STRING_BAD_REF ABAP Runtime Error

The invalid content of the string reference was possibly caused by a memory overwrite in the ABAP application program. Please see program correction for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

Access to string reference with corrupt content Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

When accessing a string reference, an invalid value was detected:

String reference (hexadecimal): <runtime parameter>

String header ID: <runtime parameter>
String header ID (hexadecimal): <runtime parameter>
Shared objects ID (hexadecimal): <runtime parameter>
Shared objects lock flag: <runtime parameter>
Test value (hexadecimal): <runtime parameter>

The test value should be hexadecimal "<runtime parameter>".
This is not the case here. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.