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General Static Methods
1. CLASS-METHODS meth
[IMPORTING parameters [PREFERRED PARAMETER p]]
[EXPORTING parameters]
[CHANGING parameters]
[{RAISING exc1|RESUMABLE(exc1) exc2|RESUMABLE(exc2) ...}
|{EXCEPTIONS exc1 exc2 ...}].
Functional Static Methods
2. CLASS-METHODS meth
[IMPORTING
parameters [PREFERRED PARAMETER p]]
[EXPORTING parameters]
[CHANGING parameters]
RETURNING VALUE(r) typing
[{RAISING exc1|RESUMABLE(exc1) exc2|RESUMABLE(exc2) ...}
|{EXCEPTIONS exc1 exc2 ...}].
Static Constructors
3. CLASS-METHODS class_constructor.
Event Handlers
4. CLASS-METHODS meth
FOR EVENT evt OF {class|intf}
[IMPORTING p1 p2 ... [sender]].
Effect
The CLASS-METHODS statement declares a static method meth. For the name meth, the naming conventions apply.
With the class component selector (=>), static methods can be used independently of objects. In static methods, the static components of the class or its superclasses can be accessed only if the component selector is not used.
Using the variants of the CLASS-METHODS statement, different types of method declaration are possible:
Note
Like all static components in the inheritance, the static methods of a superclass exist in all subclasses. A static method is always executed in the class in which it was declared. A static method which is visible from outside can be called using the class component selector, as can all names and classes in which it exists. The class in which it was declared is always the one that is addressed. This has an influence on the execution of the static constructor or on the event handlers.