SAP BTP - In which scenario would you define a local class inside a Global class?

[amitgoyal]

I would like to understand under which scenario would you define a local class within a global class? Can someone give some valid scenarios?

[Sandra_Rossi]

Why SAP BTP? It's just an ABAP question.

I create a local class when I feel that my global class is too complex but not worth creating another global class...

[abo]

I suspect BTP is what the author has and thus mentioned it for the sake of completeness.

Anyway, another very typical example is a test class.

[amitgoyal]

Thanks Sandra & Andrea for your inputs.

I was going through the new ABAP BTP Learning and that's why I asked it related to BTP but you are correct this applies to both worlds.

[FredericGirod]

test class are local

[patrick_winkler]

Hello,

you can find scenarios for local classes here:

https://github.com/SAP/styleguides/blob/main/clean-abap/CleanABAP.md#global-by-default-local-only-wh...

Regards,

Patrick