SWOTEDITOR SAP (Editor Control Structure) Structure details
Description: Editor Control Structure
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SWOTEDITOR is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Editor Control Structure" Information within sap ABAP programs.
This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.
i.e. DATA: wa_SWOTEDITOR TYPE SWOTEDITOR.
The SWOTEDITOR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Editor Control Structure data available in SAP. These include METHOD (Method), OBJTYPECLS (Object Type Class), OBJSTACK (Stack counter for object types), DISPLAY (Editor in display mode).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified
SAP SWOTEDITOR structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
| Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
| OBJTYPE | Object Type | SWO_OBJTYP | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | OJ_NAME | OBJ | ||
| METHOD | Method | SWO_METHOD | CHAR | 32 | SWC_ELEM | ||||
| OBJTYPECLS | Object Type Class | SWO_OTCLAS | CHAR | 2 | SWO_OTCLAS | ||||
| OBJSTACK | Stack counter for object types | SWC_CONTST | NUMC | 4 | NUMC4 | ||||
| DISPLAY | Editor in display mode | SWC_DISPLY | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| BASEGROUP | Groups of basic data | SWO_BASGRP | NUMC | 4 | NUMC04 | ||||
| RETURN | Exception for method | SWO_RETURN | NUMC | 4 | SWO_RETURN | ||||
| FUNCTION | Function on a container | SWC_FUNCT | CHAR | 20 | SWC_FUNCT | ||||
| FUNCEXIT | Exit function from container editor | SWC_FUNCEX | CHAR | 4 | CHAR4 | ||||
| CHANGED | Definition Was Changed | SWC_CHANGE | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| CURSOR | Top Displayed List Line | SYSTARO | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| LINES | Number of elements in CONTEDIT | SWC_LINES | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| BUFFER | Editor buffer number of lines | SWC_BUFFER | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| MARK1 | First line selected | SWC_MARK1 | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| MARK2 | Last line selected | SWC_MARK2 | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| CURSORFLD | Screen field under cursor | SWC_CUFILD | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| CURSORCOL | First List Column Displayed | SYSTACO | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| CURSOROFFS | Horizontal Cursor Position | SYCUCOL | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
| CURSORLINE | Vertical Cursor Position | SYCUROW | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
| STATUS | Current status of editor GUI | SWC_STATUS | CHAR | 20 | GUI_STATUS | ||||
| TITLE | Current GUI title in editor | SWC_TITLE | CHAR | 3 | CHAR3 | ||||
| SELECT | Index of selected element | SWC_SELECT | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| MODE | Editor mode | SWC_EDMODE | CHAR | 1 | SWC_EDMODE | ||||
| SORT | Editor was re-sorted | SWC_SORT | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| FILTER | Filter is set | SWC_FILTER | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| FILTVALUE | Filter | SWC_FILVAL | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| FILTBOX | Filter checkbox | SWC_FILBOX | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| FILTEXACT | Filter exactly | SWC_FILEXA | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| FILTGENER | Filter generically | SWC_FILGEN | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| FILTCS | Filter in case character string occurs | SWC_FILCS | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| MARKCOLUMN | Selected editor column | SWC_MARKCL | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| LINESIZE | Current line width in list | SWC_LINSIZ | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
| NOEDIT | No editing due to inheritance or needs to be overridden | SWC_NOEDIT | CHAR | 1 | SWC_INHERI | ||||
| USEOBJNAME | Display object name | SWC_USEONM | CHAR | 1 | SWC_BOOL | ||||
| CHANGEDTXT | Text for object type status | SWO_RELTXT | CHAR | 20 | TEXT20 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SWOTEDITOR using ABAP code?
As SWOTEDITOR is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on SWOTEDITOR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SWOTEDITOR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SWOTEDITOR and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects