How to cast any variable to char?

[former_member679084]

I just have this simple line

gwa_list-key = sy-tabix. (the index here were set to last character hence i need to delete leading space)

SHIFT gwa_list-key LEFT DELETING LEADING space.

is it possible to do this in a one liner? i have tried doing CAST but returned - Unexpected operator "CAST".

gwa_list-key = cast #( sy-tabix )

[venkateswaran_k]

Hi

You can use as below

 gwa_list-key = sy-tabix.
 
  key2 =  conv int2( gwa_list-key ).

This will give result as you expect.

[pfefferf]

Converting to a string should to the trick as your result field is a string/character typed field.

gwa_list-key = conv string( sy-tabix ).

[Sandra_Rossi]

or even

gwa_list-key = |{ sy-tabix }|.

(maybe slower?)

[former_member679084]

thank you! i had the incorrect syntax

conv num2( var ) do the trick

[Sandra_Rossi]

Moreover, the ABAP documentation uses the term "cast" to cast the type of a variable without changing its value, while the term "conversion" is used to transfer the value of a variable to another variable of a different type by using a conversion.

Hopefully, it's not possible to cast ANY variable to CHAR, for instance internal tables and reference variables cannot be cast.