SAP CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES OO Class - Utilities for Processing Characters









CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES is a standard SAP object class available within R/3 SAP systems depending on your version and release level. You can view/maintain the class details by entering its name into the relevant SAP transactions such as SE24, SE80 or even SE84. Below is the documentation available for class CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES including details of:

  • Interface class implementations
  • Inheritance details
  • Methods defined within class ( including link to full details )
  • Attributes ( including initial values )
  • Class Events



Method list of CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES SAP class


A method is a coding block that performs a certain procedure (i.e. ABAP functionality) on an object within the overall SAP class. In simple terms if the object is an SAP database table a method could be the procedure to add a record or to delete a record. If you are new to OO in many respects, the implementation of a method is similar to a function module and can be called in a very similar way using CALL METHOD. Instead of "CALL FUNCTION", Methods are referenced using the following syntax: CALL METHOD =>methodname EXPORTING/IMPORTING...


Method NameDescriptionVisability
CLASS_CONSTRUCTORClass ConstructorPublic
CALL METHOD cl_abap_char_utilities=>CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR...more details

ENDIAN_TO_NUMBER_FORMATNumber Format Determined for Byte SequencePublic
CALL METHOD cl_abap_char_utilities=>ENDIAN_TO_NUMBER_FORMAT...more details

GET_SIMPLE_SPACES_FOR_CUR_CPReturns a String with White-Space CharactersPublic
CALL METHOD cl_abap_char_utilities=>GET_SIMPLE_SPACES_FOR_CUR_CP...more details

NUMBER_FORMAT_TO_ENDIANNumber Format Determined for Byte SequencePublic
CALL METHOD cl_abap_char_utilities=>NUMBER_FORMAT_TO_ENDIAN...more details



CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES attributes

List of attributes within class CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES. These can be referenced using the following syntax CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>. Although depending on where you are inserting the ABAP code you do need to check if the attribute is public or private.

NameLevelDescriptionInitial ValueTypeVisability
BACKSPACEConstantBackspace Character%_BACKSPACELIKE
ABAP_CHAR1
Public
BYTE_ORDER_MARK_BIGConstantUnicode - Big Endian'FEFF'LIKE
ABAP_BYTE_ORDER_MARK
Public
BYTE_ORDER_MARK_LITTLEConstantUnicode - Little Endian'FFFE'LIKE
ABAP_BYTE_ORDER_MARK
Public
BYTE_ORDER_MARK_UTF8ConstantUTF-8 Representation of FEFF'EFBBBF'LIKE
ABAP_BYTE_ORDER_UTF8
Public
CHARSIZEConstantCharacter Length in Bytes%_CHARSIZELIKE
I
Public
CR_LFConstant'Carriage Return and Line Feed' Character Pair%_CR_LFLIKE
ABAP_CR_LF
Public
ENDIANConstantByte Sequence of Application Server%_ENDIANLIKE
ABAP_ENDIAN
Public
FORM_FEEDConstant'Page Break Character'%_FORMFEEDLIKE
ABAP_CHAR1
Public
HORIZONTAL_TABConstant'Horizontal Tab Stop' Character%_HORIZONTAL_TABLIKE
ABAP_CHAR1
Public
MAXCHARConstantMaximum Possible Value%_MAXCHARLIKE
ABAP_CHAR1
Public
MINCHARConstantMinimum Possible Value%_MINCHARLIKE
ABAP_CHAR1
Public
NEWLINEConstant'New%_NEWLINELIKE
ABAP_CHAR1
Public
SPACE_STRStatic AttributeString with Whitespace CharactersLIKE
STRING
Private
SPACE_STR_LANGUStatic AttributeLanguage ID for SPACE_STRLIKE
LANGU
Private
VERTICAL_TABConstant'Vertical Tab Stop' Character%_VERTICAL_TABLIKE
ABAP_CHAR1
Public


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