ABAP: Statements

Every statement in ABAP starts with ABAP keyword and ends with a '.'.

If your program is an executable, then the first non-comment line should be 'REPORT REPORT_NAME'. If your program is not executable, then the first non-comment line should be 'PROGRAM PROGRAM_NAME'.

ZHELLO_WORLD

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Report zhello_world
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
REPORT zhello_world.

Write 'Hello World'.

Colon Notation

If the statements are identical, then consecutive statements can be chained using : notation.

Write 'Hello'.

Write 'Good'.

Write 'Morning'.

Above statements can be chained like below.

Write: 'Hello', 'Good', 'Morning'.

ZHELLO_WORLD

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Report zhello_world
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
REPORT zhello_world.

Write: 'Hello', 'Good', 'Morning'.

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