Note: the RAW data type is mapped to the string class of the Standard C++ Library, but care must be taken when using this object. When the application program calls a field getter function (Get<fieldname>()) on a field of RAW type and retrieves a string object, the string object encapsulates a character array of length equal to the ABAP-defined length of the field. The character array encapsulated inside the string object may contain null character in the beginning or the middle of the array, therefore this array cannot be treated as a normal character string. Using cout of the iostream class would output a truncated character string, terminated by the first null character. Also, when the application program calls a field setter function (Set<fieldname>()), the argument passed is void* , a pointer that points to the raw byte array to be copied to the intended field.