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TYPES - tabkind

Short Reference

Syntax

... { {[STANDARD] TABLE}
    | {SORTED TABLE}
    | {HASHED TABLE}
    | {ANY TABLE}
    | {INDEX TABLE} } ... .


Effect

Defines the table category of an internal table.

You can specify the non-generic table categories standard table (STANDARD TABLE), sorted table (SORTED TABLE), and hashed table (HASHED TABLE), as well as the generic table categories ANY TABLE and INDEX TABLE. The addition STANDARD is optional for standard tables.

The non-generic table categories specify the internal administration and primary access type for an internal table in ABAP programs:

The generic table categories define a generic table type that can only be used for typing formal parameters and field symbols:

Programming Guideline

Use a suitable table category

Notes