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1 Creating and Using interfaces in Local Classes in SAP
Creating and Using interfaces in
Local Classes in SAP
Last Updated: November 14th 2013 by Ashok Kumar Reddy
Creating a class interface locally and using it in a local class program - SAP
ABAP programming
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The below example explains you using interface concept in SAP ABAP local classes, most of the
times we don`t prefer interfaces in local classes, any how we will learn how to use them in local
calsses.
The below syntax is used to declare interface in local classes.
INTERFACE <INTERFACE NAME> .
**Define methods and events
ENDINTERFACE.
To implement the local interface in a local class, we use below syntax.
CLASS <CLASS NAME> DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION. "visibility
INTERFACES <INTERFACE NAME> .
ENDCLASS.
In the below example we are creating and using interfaces locally, please go through the example
of creating and using interface in global classes , the same we are doing in a local class.
Follow the below steps to create and use interfaces in local classes.
Define an interface
Define an interface and add methods which dosen`t need any implementation.
INTERFACE CL_INTERFACE.
METHODS : GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS
IMPORTING IM_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR
EXPORTING EX_MARA TYPE MARA.
METHODS : GET_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTIONS
IMPORTING IM_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR
EXPORTING EX_MAKT TYPE MAKT.
ENDINTERFACE.
Define a class and add interface
Define a local class and add the above interface into it .
CLASS CL_CLASS DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION.
INTERFACES CL_INTERFACE.
ENDCLASS.
Implement the methods in local class
Implement the methods of interface in the defined local class.
CLASS CL_CLASS IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD CL_INTERFACE~GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM MARA
INTO EX_MARA
WHERE MATNR = IM_MATNR.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD CL_INTERFACE~GET_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTIONS.
SELECT * FROM MAKT
INTO EX_MAKT WHERE MATNR = IM_MATNR AND SPRAS = 'E'.
ENDSELECT.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS. "cl_clsss
Creat object and use it in the program
Now the class is created and implemented, we can use the call methods .
DATA LO_CLASS TYPE REF TO CL_CLASS.
DATA : WA_MARA TYPE MARA.
DATA : WA_MAKT TYPE MAKT.
PARAMETERS P_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR.
START-OF-SELECTION.
CREATE OBJECT LO_CLASS.
CALL METHOD LO_CLASS->CL_INTERFACE~GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS
EXPORTING
IM_MATNR = P_MATNR
IMPORTING
EX_MARA = WA_MARA.
CALL METHOD LO_CLASS->CL_INTERFACE~GET_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTIONS
EXPORTING
IM_MATNR = P_MATNR
IMPORTING
EX_MAKT = WA_MAKT.
WRITE :/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MEINS, WA_MARA-MATKL.
WRITE :/ WA_MAKT-MATNR, WA_MAKT-MAKTX.
The final program source will be
REPORT ZSAPN_LOCAL_CLASS_INTERFACE.
CLASS CL_CLASS DEFINITION DEFERRED.
DATA LO_CLASS TYPE REF TO CL_CLASS.
DATA : WA_MARA TYPE MARA.
DATA : WA_MAKT TYPE MAKT.
PARAMETERS P_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR.
INTERFACE CL_INTERFACE.
METHODS : GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS
IMPORTING IM_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR
EXPORTING EX_MARA TYPE MARA.
METHODS : GET_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTIONS
IMPORTING IM_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR
EXPORTING EX_MAKT TYPE MAKT.
ENDINTERFACE.
CLASS CL_CLASS DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION.
INTERFACES CL_INTERFACE.
ENDCLASS.
START-OF-SELECTION.
CREATE OBJECT LO_CLASS.
CALL METHOD LO_CLASS->CL_INTERFACE~GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS
EXPORTING
IM_MATNR = P_MATNR
IMPORTING
EX_MARA = WA_MARA.
CALL METHOD LO_CLASS->CL_INTERFACE~GET_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTIONS
EXPORTING
IM_MATNR = P_MATNR
IMPORTING
EX_MAKT = WA_MAKT.
WRITE :/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MEINS, WA_MARA-MATKL.
WRITE :/ WA_MAKT-MATNR, WA_MAKT-MAKTX.
CLASS CL_CLASS IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD CL_INTERFACE~GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM MARA
INTO EX_MARA
WHERE MATNR = IM_MATNR.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD CL_INTERFACE~GET_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTIONS.
SELECT * FROM MAKT
INTO EX_MAKT WHERE MATNR = IM_MATNR AND SPRAS = 'E'.
ENDSELECT.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS. "cl_clsss
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