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CREATE DATA

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ABAP Syntax CREATE DATA dref [ AREA HANDLE handle ]
[ TYPE { {abap_type|(name)
[LENGTH len] [DECIMALS dec]}
| {[LINE OF] type|(name)}
| {REF TO type|(name)}
| { {{[STANDARD] TABLE}
| {SORTED TABLE}
|{HASHED TABLE}}
OF [REF TO] {type|(name)}
[ {WITH [UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE]
{KEY {comp1 comp2 ...}|(keytab)}|{DEFAULT KEY}}
| {WITH EMPTY KEY} ]
[INITIAL SIZE n]}
| {HANDLE handle} } ]
| [LIKE { {[LINE OF] dobj}
| {REF TO dobj}
| { {{[STANDARD] TABLE}
| {SORTED TABLE}
|{HASHED TABLE}}
OF dobj
[ {WITH [UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE]
{KEY {comp1 comp2 ...}|(keytab)}|{DEFAULT KEY}}
| {WITH EMPTY KEY} ]
[INITIAL SIZE n]} } ].
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What does it do? Creates an anonymous data object and sets the data reference in dref to the data object. If no TYPE or LIKE addition is specified, dref has to be completely typed and this type is used for the data object.

ABAP Addition AREA HANDLE handle
Creates a shared object, whereby a reference to an area handle has to be specified in handle.
TYPE
Defines the type by referring to a data type.
LIKE
Defines the type by referring to a data object.
abap_type|(name) [LENGTH len] [DECIMALS dec]
Specifies statically or dynamically a predefined elementary data type and defines the length and the number of the fractional portions.
[LINE OF] type|(name)
Specifies statically or dynamically an already defined data type, and LINE OF can be used to refer to the row type of an internal table.
REF TO
Creates a reference variable.
{[STANDARD] TABLE}|{SORTED TABLE}|{HASHED TABLE}
Creates an internal table, see DATA.
WITH {[UNIQUE|NON-UNIQUE] KEY {comp1 comp2 ...}|(keytab) }|{DEFAULT KEY}
Defines the primary table key, components can be dynamically specified in an internal table keytab.
WITH EMPTY KEY
Defines an empty primary table key.
INITIAL SIZE n
Defines the initial memory usage, see DATA.
HANDLE handle
Specifies the data type using a handle reference to an RTTS type description object.

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