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1 Local class with event and event handler method in SAP ABAP

Local class with event and event

handler method in SAP ABAP
Last Updated: November 11th 2013 by Ashok Kumar Reddy

Using events in SAP Local classes, handling events in local classes in SAP
ABAP programming

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The below example explains of using events with local classes using SAP ABAP programming.

Define a Class
Define a local class CL_EVENTS and follow the below steps.

 Step1:Define an event .
 Step2:Define a method and meke it as event handler.
 Step4:Create a triggering method which will raise the event.
 Step5:Use set handler and register event handler method to a particular instance in the
program.

Define an event inside the local class definition under public section.

EVENTS : NO_MATERIAL. "event

Define a method and makt it as Event handler method

METHODS : EVENT_HANDLER FOR EVENT NO_MATERIAL OF CL_EVENTS. "event handler method

Create one more method for this example.

METHODS : GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS
IMPORTING IM_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR
EXPORTING EX_MARA TYPE MARA.

Create a triggering point

Create a triggering poing with keyword RAISE.
CLASS CL_EVENTS IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM MARA
INTO EX_MARA
WHERE MATNR = IM_MATNR.
IF SY-SUBRC NE 0.
RAISE EVENT NO_MATERIAL. "triggering point
ENDIF.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD EVENT_HANDLER.
WRITE :/ 'No material found'.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS. "CL_EVENTS

Register event using SET HANDLER and use it in our program

Define class, create object and register the event with th eobject using SET HANDLER keyword.
DATA LO_EVENT TYPE REF TO CL_EVENTS.
DATA : WA_MARA TYPE MARA.
CREATE OBJECT LO_EVENT.
SET HANDLER LO_EVENT->EVENT_HANDLER FOR LO_EVENT.
CALL METHOD LO_EVENT->GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS
EXPORTING
IM_MATNR = P_MATNR
IMPORTING
EX_MARA = WA_MARA.

Final Program code will be

REPORT ZSAPN_LOCAL_CLASS_EVENTS.
CLASS CL_EVENTS DEFINITION DEFERRED.
DATA LO_EVENT TYPE REF TO CL_EVENTS. "declare class
DATA : WA_MARA TYPE MARA. "declare work area
PARAMETERS P_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR. "Material no input
CLASS CL_EVENTS DEFINITION. "class definition
PUBLIC SECTION.
EVENTS : NO_MATERIAL. "event
METHODS : GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS
IMPORTING IM_MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR
EXPORTING EX_MARA TYPE MARA.
METHODS : EVENT_HANDLER FOR EVENT NO_MATERIAL OF CL_EVENTS. "event handler method
ENDCLASS.

START-OF-SELECTION.
CREATE OBJECT LO_EVENT. "create object
SET HANDLER LO_EVENT->EVENT_HANDLER FOR LO_EVENT. "register event handler method
for the object
CALL METHOD LO_EVENT->GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS "call method to get material details
EXPORTING
IM_MATNR = P_MATNR
IMPORTING
EX_MARA = WA_MARA.
WRITE :/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MEINS, WA_MARA-MATKL.
CLASS CL_EVENTS IMPLEMENTATION. "class implementation
METHOD GET_MATERIAL_DETAILS.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM MARA
INTO EX_MARA
WHERE MATNR = IM_MATNR.
IF SY-SUBRC NE 0.
RAISE EVENT NO_MATERIAL. "trigger the event
ENDIF.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD EVENT_HANDLER.
WRITE :/ 'No material found'. "event handler method implementation
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS. "CL_EVENTS
Now test the program with invalid material number (material that is not available in MARA ), it will
raise the event.

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