ALV object model: how to reference a not global data internal tab

[Former Member]

Hi all,

i'm using class CL_SALV_TABLE for creating a simple two-dimensional table; I added some custom buttons in toolbar which are handled by a local class.

Is there some method or another way to reference the internal table containing the data in the local class used for handling events ?

I know that a solution is to use a global internal table so to be accessible in every environment in the program: but how when the internal table used by the main class is not global ?

Thanks in advance,

Antonio

[Clemenss]

Hi,

you can always declare a reference variable and use it like

data:
  gr_tab type ref to data.

...
get reference of lt_whatever into gr_tab.

...

Field-symbols:
  <tab> type table.
...
assign gr_tab->* to <tab>.
if sy-subrc = 0.
  loop at <tab> ...
..
endif.

I don't know much about your specific task, but the use of reference variables allows you to access any kind of data anywhere. You could declare a class as a container with just a get and a set method for the attribute to store the reference.

Regards,

Clemens