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ABAPCOMPUTE_STRING_FORMAT_OPTIONS - COMPUTE STRING FORMAT OPTIONS

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- format_options

Additions

Effect

These formatting options override the predefined formats of embedded expressions in string templates. The formatting options are specified as optional keyword parameters to which an actual parameter is assigned.

Actual parameters with fixed values can be specified as follows:

Statically as a key word

Dynamically as

the content of a data object (dobj) specified in parentheses

result of a functional method or method chaining, a constructor expression, or a table expression expr

The possible values of dobj or expr are defined as constants in the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT.

The formatting options that can be specified depend on the data type of the embedded expression. The formatting options NUMBER, DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP, and COUNTRY are mutually exclusive.

If a formal parameter or a field symbol with a generic data type is specified as an embedded expression, only those formatting options can be specified that are allowed for all possible concrete data types.

Note

The specifications (dobj) and expr together represent a summary functional operand position. Unlike the regular functional operand positions, however, the data object dobj must be placed in parentheses to distinguish it clearly from a parameter specified as a key word.

Addition 1

... WIDTH = len ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the length of the string represented by the embedded expression as the value of len, where len is a numeric expression position.

The option WIDTH can be specified for all data types of the embedded expression. If the value of len is less than the minimum required length, it is ignored. This means that the predefined length cannot be reduced but only increased. By default, a string is extended on the right if it is enlarged, and padded with blanks. This default setting can be overridden using the formatting options ALIGN and PAD.

The length of the result of the following string template is 20. It consists of 4 digits, a decimal separator, and 15 trailing blanks.

String Templates, Length

Addition 2

... ALIGN = LEFT$|RIGHT$|CENTER$|(dobj)$|expr ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the alignment of the string represented by the embedded expression. It only has an effect if WIDTH is used at the same time to define a length that is greater than the minimum required length.

The values for the alignment are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
LEFT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>A_LEFT	Left-aligned
RIGHT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>A_RIGHT	Right-aligned
CENTER	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>A_CENTER	Centered

The default setting is LEFT. Depending on the alignment, surplus characters in the result are padded with blanks by default either on the right, left, or alternately left and right. This default setting can be overridden using the formatting option PAD.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

1 2 3-

String Templates, Alignments and Padding

Addition 3

... PAD = c ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the character used to pad surplus spaces in the result. It only has an effect if WIDTH is used at the same time to define a length that is greater than the minimum required length.

A data object of data type c or string can be specified for c, the first character of which is used as padding. If the PAD option is not specified or if c is specified as an empty string, blanks are used as padding.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

_________X

Example

See String Templates, Alignments and Padding

Addition 4

... CASE = RAW$|UPPER$|LOWER$|(dobj)$|expr ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the case of the string represented by the embedded expression. It can be specified for all data types of the embedded expression.

The values for the case are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
RAW	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>C_RAW	Unchanged
UPPER	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>C_UPPER	Uppercase
LOWER	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>C_LOWER	Lowercase

The default setting is RAW.

Note

The formatting option CASE affects the letters in a string. It is ignored by characters specified using PAD. In numeric data types, the "e" or "E" of an exponent is affected; in byte-like data types, the letters in a hexadecimal representation are affected. In a time stamp type, a "T" between date and time is affected. If the formatting option XSD is also specified, CASE affects the created asXML format.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

48656c6c6f20576f726c6421

String Templates, Case

Addition 5

Effect

This formatting option defines the format of the +/- sign when the string represented by the embedded expression represents a numeric value. It can be specified only if the embedded expression has a numeric data type.

The values for the format of the plus/minus sign are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
LEFT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>S_LEFT	"-" left without space, no "+"
LEFTPLUS	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>S_LEFTPLUS	"-" and "+" left without space
LEFTSPACE	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>S_LEFTSPACE	"-" left without space, blank left for "+"
RIGHT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>S_RIGHT	"-" right without space, no "+"
RIGHTPLUS	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>S_RIGHTPLUS	"-" and "+" right without space
RIGHTSPACE	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>S_RIGHTSPACE	"-" left without space, blank right for "+"

The default setting is LEFT.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

String Templates, Sign

Addition 6

... EXPONENT = exp ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the exponent as the value of exp when formatting floating point numbers, where exp is a numeric expression position. The option EXPONENT can be specified only if the embedded expression has a numeric data type. It cannot be specified in combination with the options TIMESTAMP or TIMEZONE.

The option EXPONENT only affects the data type f or if the option STYLE is specified with the value scientific.

If the value of the constant CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>EXP_PRESERVE is specified for exp, the exponent is used that matches the internal representation of the floating point number.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

0.66666666666666663, 6.6666666666666663E-01

Addition 7

... DECIMALS = dec ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the number of decimal places when formatting numeric values or time stamps as the value of dec, where dec is a numeric expression position. The option DECIMALS can be specified only if the embedded expression has a numeric data type or the time stamp type utclong. It cannot be specified together with the option CURRENCY.

If one of the additions TIMEZONE or TIMESTAMP is specified for suitable numbers of the type p, their content is interpreted as a time stamp. For data type p of length 8 without decimal places (TIMESTAMP from the ABAP Dictionary), as many zeros as specified in dec are appended. For data type p of length 11 with 7 decimal places (TIMESTAMPL from the ABAP Dictionary), as many decimal places as specified in dec are used. Surplus decimal places are cut off. If dec has the value 0, the decimal separator is removed.

Note

The DECIMALS formatting option does not override the predefined format for numeric types, specifying that thousands separators are not inserted.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it. If the conversion operator is not specified, the calculation type of the embedded expression is i.

-1.000, -0.667, -0.667

Addition 8

... ZERO = YES$|NO$|(dobj)$|expr ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the format of the numeric value zero. The option ZERO can be specified only if the embedded expression has a numeric data type. It cannot be specified together with the options TIMESTAMP or TIMEZONE.

The values for the format of the zero value are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
YES	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>Z_YES	The value zero is represented as a numeric value in accordance with the current formatting.
NO	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>Z_NO	The value zero is represented as an empty string.

The default setting is YES.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

, 0

Addition 9

... XSD = YES$|NO$|(dobj)$|expr ...

Effect

This formatting option formats the value of the embedded expression in asXML format that is assigned to its data type. The option XSD can be specified for all elementary data types. It cannot be specified together with other formatting options except WIDTH, ALIGN, PAD, CASE, and ZERO.

The option XSD affects all data types listed under Mapping of Elementary ABAP Types, as specified there.

The values for the asXML format are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
YES	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>X_YES	The value of the embedded expression is formatted depending on its data type in accordance with the asXML format specified under Mapping of Elementary ABAP Types. If the data type refers to one of the domains specified under Mapping of Further XML Schema Data Types (except XSDQNAME), the format specified there is used. XML fragments cannot be mapped using the domain XSDANY.
NO	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>X_NO	Unchanged

If the data type of the embedded expression has the type x or xstring, a formatting option CASE specified at the same time is ignored, unless it refers to the domain XSDUUID_RAW.

Note

The formatting of an embedded expression with XSD generally produces the same result as applying the predefined identity transformation ID. Unlike CALL TRANSFORMATION, exceptions that can be raised during mapping are not wrapped but must be handled directly.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it. XSDBOOLEAN is a data element that refers to the special domain XSDBOOLEAN for the mapping of truth values.

true, false

String Templates, asXML Format

Addition 10

... STYLE = ...$|(dobj)$|expr ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the style of decimal floating point numbers. The option STYLE can be specified only if the embedded expression has a numeric data type. It cannot be specified together with the options CURRENCY, SIGN, TIMESTAMP, or TIMEZONE.

The values for the format of a decimal floating point number are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr
SIMPLE	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>O_SIMPLE
SIGN_AS_POSTFIX	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>O_SIGN_AS_POSTFIX
SCALE_PRESERVING	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>O_SCALE_PRESERVING
SCIENTIFIC	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>O_SCIENTIFIC
SCIENTIFIC_WITH_LEADING_ZERO	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>O_SCIENTIFIC_WITH_LEADING_ZERO
SCALE_PRESERVING_SCIENTIFIC	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>O_SCALE_PRESERVING_SCIENTIFIC
ENGINEERING	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>O_ENGINEERING

The numeric value of the string is converted to the data type decfloat34 and is handled as follows:

The default settings SIMPLE creates the predefined format of embedded expressions.

SIGN_AS_POSTFIX creates a commercial notation. The plus/minus sign is appended on the right (a minus sign for negative values and a blank for positive values). Trailing zeros in decimal places are cut off.

SCALE_PRESERVING preserves the scaling, where trailing zeros in the decimal places are not cut off. The same format is created as in conversions of a source field of type decfloat34 to the type string.

SCIENTIFIC creates a scientific notation. No sign is inserted for positive numbers. The result always has at least a two digit exponent with a plus/minus sign. If the addition EXPONENT is not specified, only one integer digit whose value is not zero is represented in the mantissa, unless the source field has the value 0. Any trailing zeros after the decimal separator of the mantissa are cut off. The formatting option DECIMALS can be used to specify the number of decimal places and EXPONENT can be used to specify the exponent.

SCIENTIFIC_WITH_LEADING_ZERO creates a scientific notation with a leading zero. Like SCIENTIFIC with the following differences:

Only one integer digit with the value 0 is represented.

The formatting option EXPONENT cannot be specified.

SCALE_PRESERVING_SCIENTIFIC creates a scientific notation while preserving the scaling. Like SCIENTIFIC with the following differences:

The exponent always has three digits for decfloat16 and four digits for decfloat34.

Any trailing zeros after the decimal separator of the mantissa are not cut off.

The formatting option EXPONENT cannot be specified.

ENGINEERING creates a technical format. Like SCIENTIFIC with the following differences:

The value of the exponent is always an integer multiple of 3.

The value range of the integer digits is between 1 and 999, unless the source field has the value 0.

The formatting option EXPONENT cannot be specified.

The general rules for embedded expressions apply to thousands separators and decimal separators. When combining other formatting options, the following applies:

The formatting option EXPONENT can only be specified for the output format SCIENTIFIC.

The formatting option DECIMALS cannot be specified for output formats that preserve scaling. For the output formats SIMPLE and SIGN_AS_POSTFIX, DECIMALS defines the number of decimal places, whereby commercial rounding may take place or trailing zeros may be appended. For the scientific output formats, DECIMALS determines the number of decimal places in the mantissa, possibly rounded commercially.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

123.456E+03

Decimal Floating Point Number, Formatting with STYLE

Addition 11

... CURRENCY = cur ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the number of decimal places when formatting numeric values, dependent on a currency when specified in cur using a currency ID. The option CURRENCY can be specified only if the embedded expression has one of the numeric data types (b, s), i, int8, p and f, decfloat16 or decfloat34. It cannot be specified together with the options DECIMALS, STYLE, TIMESTAMP, or TIMEZONE. The option SIGN can also be used to control the formatting of the plus/minus sign.

The string is formatted with respect to its decimal places as follows for the individual numeric data types:

For data objects of the types (b, s), i and int8, a decimal separator is inserted into the result at the place determined by cur.

In the case of data type p, the formatting depends on how the value is specified:

If specified as a data object or as a functional method, the decimal places specified in the definition of the data type are completely ignored. Regardless of the actual value and without rounding, a decimal separator is inserted between the digits in the places determined by cur.

When specifying a value of an arithmetic expression or a general numeric function, CURRENCY works as in DECIMALS.

For data objects of type f, the formatting option CURRENCY has the same effect as DECIMALS, where the number of decimal places is determined by cur.

For data objects of type decfloat16 and decfloat34, the formatting option CURRENCY implicitly adds the addition STYLE cl_abap_format=>o_sign_as_postfix, which formats the output in commercial notation. However, the format of the +/- sign can be overwritten by the formatting option SIGN. For the decimal places, it has the same effect as the addition DECIMALS (see above), whereby the number of decimal places is determined by cur.

For the numeric data types i, p, and f, cur expects a currency ID from the column WAERS of the DDIC database table TCURC. Two decimal places are used for every currency ID specified, unless it is contained in the CURRKEY column of the DDIC database table TCURX. In this case, the number of decimal places is determined from the CURRDEC column of the corresponding line in the table TCURX.

Notes

The formatting option CURRENCY does not override the predefined format specifying that thousands separators are not inserted.

The formatting option CURRENCY is useful with currencies from the tables TCURX or TCURX for formatting data objects of types (b, s), i, int8, or p without decimal places, whose content consists of currency amounts in the smallest unit of the currency.

For decimal floating point numbers, the methods CONVERT_CURR_TO_DECFLOAT and CONVERT_DECFLOAT_TO_CURR of the system class CL_ABAP_DECFLOAT are available. These methods convert currency amounts to decimal floating point numbers depending on a currency key and vice versa.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

123456.78

Addition 12

... NUMBER = RAW$|USER$|ENVIRONMENT$|(dobj)$|expr ...

Effect

This formatting option defines the format of the decimal representation (decimal and thousands separators). The option NUMBER can only be specified if the embedded expression has a numeric data type. In addition to the exclusions mentioned above, it cannot be specified together with the options TIMESTAMP or TIMEZONE.

The values for the format of the decimal representation are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
RAW	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>N_RAW	The decimal separator is the period (.) and no thousands separators are inserted.
USER	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>N_USER	The decimal and thousands separators are based on the user master record.
ENVIRONMENT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>N_ENVIRONMENT	The decimal and thousands separators are determined

according to the current formatting setting of the language environment that can be set using SET COUNTRY.

The default setting is RAW.

Note

If the formatting setting of the language environment has not been set to a country-specific format by means of SET COUNTRY, the use of environment has the same effect as the use of user.

Example

See character string templates, formatting settings

Example

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

1,000,000

Addition 13

... ALPHA = IN$|OUT$|RAW$|(dobj)$|expr ...

Effect

This formatting option adds or removes leading zeros from strings of digits. The option ALPHA can be specified only if the embedded expression has the data type string, c, or n. It cannot be specified together with other formatting options; apart from WIDTH and CASE.

The values for the format of the string of digits are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
IN	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>L_IN	If the character string of the embedded expression only contains an uninterrupted string of digits apart from leading and trailing blanks, the string of digits is right-aligned in a character string of a certain length (see below), which is padded on the left with the digit "0", if necessary. Otherwise, the characters of the character string of the embedded expression are left-aligned in the character string and padded with blanks on the right, if necessary. If the length is not sufficient, the string is truncated on the right in both cases.
OUT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>L_OUT	If the character string of the embedded expression only contains an uninterrupted string of digits apart from leading and trailing blanks, leading zeros are removed from the string of digits and the remaining digits are left-aligned in a character string of a certain length (see below), which is padded on the right with blanks, if necessary Otherwise, all characters of the character string of the embedded expression are left-aligned in the character string and padded with blanks on the right, if necessary. If the length is not sufficient, the string is truncated on the right in both cases.
RAW	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>L_RAW	No formatting

The length of the resulting character string is determined as follows:

If the formatting option WIDTH is not specified and the embedded expression is assigned as the only content of a string template to a fixed-length target field of type c, n, d, or t, its length determines the available length. Otherwise, the length of the original field, including trailing blanks, is used.

If the formatting option WIDTH is specified, the specified length is only used if it is greater than the length of the uninterrupted string of digits without leading zeros or the character string without trailing blanks. Otherwise, the length of the uninterrupted string of digits without leading zeros or the character string without trailing blanks is used.

Notes

The formatting option ALPHA has the same function as the conversion routine CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT or CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT.

The parameter IN can be used to transform strings of digits without leading zeros to the format of numeric text with leading zeros. The parameter OUT can be used to convert numeric text with leading zeros to strings of digits without leading zeros.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it.

0000001234

String Templates, Strings of Digits

Addition 14

Effect

This formatting option defines the format of a date. The option DATE can be specified only if the embedded expression has the data type d.

The values for the format of the date are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
RAW	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>D_RAW	The content of the date field is passed without formatting.
ISO	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>D_ISO	The date if formatted in accordance with ISO 8601, using hyphens (-) as separators: "yyyy-mm-dd".
USER	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>D_USER	The date is formatted in accordance with the mask defined in the user master record.
ENVIRONMENT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>D_ENVIRONMENT	The formatting of the date is determined

according to the current formatting setting of the language environment that can be set using SET COUNTRY.

The default setting is RAW.

Note

If the formatting setting of the language environment has not been set to a country-specific format by means of SET COUNTRY, the use of environment has the same effect as the use of user.

Example

See character string templates, formatting settings

Example

The following string template creates the character string shown below it, depending on the current date.

2016-09-09

Addition 15

Effect

This formatting option defines the format of a time. The option TIME can be specified only if the embedded expression has the data type t.

The values for the format of the time specification are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
RAW	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>T_RAW	The content of the time field is passed without formatting.
ISO	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>T_ISO	The time is formatted in accordance with ISO 8601, in 24-hour format using colons (:) as separators: "hh:mm:ss".
USER	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>T_USER	The time is formatted in accordance with the format defined in the user master record.
ENVIRONMENT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>T_ENVIRONMENT	The formatting of the time is determined

according to the current formatting setting of the language environment that can be set using SET COUNTRY.

The default setting is RAW.

Note

A 24-hour format and four 12-month formats can be set in the user master data or using the statement SET COUNTRY. To use 12-hour format, USER or ENVIRONMENT must be specified or the formatting option COUNTRY used.

Note

If the formatting setting of the language environment has not been set to a country-specific format by means of SET COUNTRY, the use of environment has the same effect as the use of user.

Example

See character string templates, formatting settings

Example

The following string template creates the character string shown below it, depending on the current time, if a country with a 12-hour format is found in the DDIC database table T005X.

10:55:58 AM

Addition 16

Effect

This formatting option defines the format of a time stamp. The option TIMESTAMP can be specified only if the embedded expression is of one of the following data types, otherwise a syntax or runtime error occurs:

The values for the format of the time stamp are fixed. The following table shows the key words and the associated values from the class CL_ABAP_FORMAT that can be specified as dobj or expr:

Keyword	Value of dobj or expr	Effect
SPACE	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>TS_SPACE	The time stamp is represented according to the SQL standard ISO 9075, where there is a space between date and time, and a period (.) is used as a decimal separator: "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.fffffff".
ISO	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>TS_ISO	The time stamp is represented according to ISO 8601 for date formats and time specifications, where the character "T" is between date and time and a comma (,) is used as the decimal separator: "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss,fffffff".
USER	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>TS_USER	As SPACE, but the date and time format, and the decimal separator are taken from the user master record.
ENVIRONMENT	CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>TS_ENVIRONMENT	As SPACE. However, the date and time format, and the decimal separator are defined

according to the current formatting setting of the language environment that can be set using SET COUNTRY.

CL_ABAP_FORMAT=>TS_RAW

The time stamp is formatted as an uninterrupted sequence of numbers without separators, except for a decimal separator (.) before fractions of seconds.

The default setting is SPACE.

Initial values and invalid values are handled as follows:

An initial expression of the type utclong is represented as a character string filled with spaces whose length is that of the result for a valid time stamp. This length depends on the formatting options specified. Invalid values raise a catchable exception from the class CX_SY_CONVERSION_NO_DATE_TIME.

A packed number that does not represent a valid time stamp is formatted as a time stamp, where for negative values the absolute value is respected. If the formats USER and ENVIRONMENT are used, an asterisk "*" is inserted before the date and the last position of the time is cut off.

Notes

In addition to TIMESTAMP, the formatting option DECIMALS can affect the number of decimal places. Other options that change the date and time format or the decimal separator cannot be specified.

If the formatting setting of the language environment has not been set to a country-specific format using SET COUNTRY, the use of ENVIRONMENT has the same effect as the use of USER.

The option TIMEZONE can be used to specify a time zone to convert the date and time portions of the time stamp to the corresponding local values.

Whereas the time stamp format ISO is already predefined for the data type utclong, and works even without a formatting option, the numeric format is predefined for time stamps in packed numbers. A time stamp represented as a packed number is identified and formatted as a time stamp only by using the formatting options TIMESTAMP or TIMEZONE.

The time stamp format ISO does not include an optional time zone designator as allowed by ISO 8601.

The program DEMO_STRING_TEMPLATE_TIMESTAMP shows the use of the time stamp formats. Executing the program shows its effect. The following source text section is an excerpt from the program.

The following assignments show the use of the time stamp formats.

String Templates, Formatting Settings

Addition 17

... TIMEZONE = tz ...

Effect

This formatting option uses the rules for time zones to convert the date and time information of a time stamp into the local date and local time of the time zone specified in tz and formats the result as a time stamp. The option TIMEZONE can be specified only if the embedded expression has of one of the following data types, otherwise a syntax or runtime error occurs:

If the option TIMESTAMP is not specified, an expression of the type utclong is formatted according to its predefined format. A time stamp in a packed number is formatted in the same way as with the specification TIMESTAMP = SPACE. If the option TIMESTAMP is specified, it takes effect.

tz expects a character-like data object containing a time zone from the DDIC database table TTZZ. If the rule set for the specified time zone is incomplete, an uncatchable exception is raised. If tz is initial, no time shift is calculated. The conversion takes place as described in the statements CONVERT UTCLONG and CONVERT TIME STAMP. The special rules for the first and last second apply to the time stamp type utclong.

Initial values are handled as follows:

A character string filled with spaces, whose length is that of the result for a valid time stamp, is generated for the time stamp type utclong.

For time stamps in packed numbers, the initial value 0 is an invalid value and is formatted as such.

Error handling is as follows:

The source field does not contain a valid time stamp:

For the time stamp type utclong, a catchable exception of the class CX_SY_CONVERSION_NO_DATE_TIME is raised.

Time stamps in packed numbers are still formatted as a time stamp and the absolute value is respected for negative numbers. The time zone specified has no effect.

The value of tz is not contained in the DDIC database table TTZZ, or the conversion would result in a local time outside the value range for local date and time:

For the time stamp type utclong, a catchable exception of the class CX_SY_CONVERSION_NO_DATE_TIME is raised.

For time stamps in packed numbers, the time zone "UTC" is used implicitly.

Notes

The decimal places of time stamps can also be defined with the formatting option DECIMALS.

Unlike TIMESTAMP, the addition TIMEZONE can also be combined with the formatting option COUNTRY to affect the date and time format.

An initial time zone tz matches UTC only if the tables of the rules for time zones are filled correctly for the time zone UTC.

The program DEMO_STRING_TEMPLATE_TIMEZONE shows the use of the option TIMEZONE without using the option TIMESTAMP but also in connection with the option COUNTRY. Executing the program shows its effect.

The following assignments show the use of the option TIMEZONE without using the option TIMESTAMP but also in connection with the option COUNTRY.

String Templates, Time Zones

Addition 18

... COUNTRY = cty ...

Effect

The formatting option COUNTRY defines a temporary formatting setting for the currently embedded expression. It can be specified as an alternative to all formatting options for which the parameter ENVIRONMENT can be specified (that is, instead of NUMBER, DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP). The embedded expression is formatted as a number, date, or time, or time stamp, depending on its data type.

cty expects a data object of the type LAND1 from the ABAP Dictionary that either contains a value from the LAND column of the DDIC database table T005X or is initial. If not, an exception of the class CX_SY_STRG_FORMAT is raised.

If cty contains a value from the data base table T005X, the country-specific format defined there is used. If cty is initial, the formatting specified in the user master record is used.

Notes

Unlike using the statement SET COUNTRY and the parameter ENVIRONMENT, there are no side-effects when using the formatting option COUNTRY. The country specification applies only to the current embedded expression and not to all subsequent statements from the current internal session.

In numbers, the COUNTRY formatting option overrides the predefined setting with respect to thousands separators.

The following string template creates the character string shown below it, depending on the content of the DDIC database table T005X.

1,000,000

String Templates, Number Formats

String Templates, Date Formats

String Templates, Time Formats

String Templates, Time Stamp Templates

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