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Access to Internal Tables
When internal tables are read, either the entire table or table body can be accessed, or individual rows.
- The table body is read using special statements such as SORT, but can also be accessed using general statements like
assignments.
- Individual rows are accessed using
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When individual rows are read, either a work area is used into which the row content is read or from which it is modified, or a row is associated with a
field symbol or a
data reference variable and these are used to access the row directly.
The table category and the table keys are significant when internal tables are edited:
Notes
- If the row type of internal tables contains
object reference variables as the components comp, the attributes
attr of the object to which the reference points can be used as key values for reading, sorting, and modifying table rows. This is always possible for statements that address individual
components of the table.