ABAP 7.40: shift val left deleting leading space => shift_left( val = val ) ???

[ralf_wenzel_heuristika]

Hi, everybody.

I want to translate the statement

DATA:

   value type char10 value '    X',

   target type char01.

SHIFT value left deleting leading space

target = value(1).

into ABAP 7.40

target = shift_left( val = value....).

But how do I write "deleting leading space" in shift_left? sub = space does not work (due to documentation of shift_left and tests)....

[Clemenss]

Hi Ralf,

according to  ABAP Keyword Documentation ist is

target = shift_left( val = value, sub = space ).

If the argument sub is given a character string in substring, all substrings in the character string from text are removed on the left or right that match the content of substring.

I don't see the reason for sub = space does not work due to documentation, but you may even omit the sub argument:

If none of the arguments places, circular, or sub are specified, the functions work as if the sub argument has been passed a blank character. All blank characters to the left or right are removed.

That means

target = shift_left( value ).

should do the trick. (In this case, an explicit val= can also be omitted.)

Sorry, no access to 740, but doesn't it work like this?

Regards Clemens

Message was edited by: Clemens Li (Sorry, had to read the documentation with care)

[JPT]

Another solution could be:

DATA: VALUE TYPE char10 VALUE '    X'.

DATA(target) = conv char01( condense( value ) ).