Converting Locals to Class Members

You can convert definitions of a local variable, local constant, or local type and paste them into the private section of the current class. Therefore, you can make certain local elements of individual methods available for all methods within an ABAP class.

Prerequisites

This functionality is provided in SAP NetWeaver Release 7.31 SP11 and higher as well as Release 7.40 SP05 and higher.

Context

Note

In the following table, you can see the local elements that can be converted to the corresponding member:

Local Elements	Members
Local variables	Attributes
Local constants	Member constants
Local types	Member types
Field symbols	Cannot be converted to members

Example

Before Execution	After Execution
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The `speed` variable is declared local variable inside the implementation of the `drive` method.	The local declaration has been removed and replaced by an attribute declaration. The attribute has been added to the private section.

Before Execution

After Execution

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The speed variable is declared local variable inside the implementation of the drive method.

The local declaration has been removed and replaced by an attribute declaration.

The attribute has been added to the private section.

Procedure

In the implementation part, position the cursor on the corresponding local declaration (variable, constant, or type).
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Apply Convert 'local variable' to attribute, Convert 'local constant' to constant, or Convert 'local type' to class type.