Initialization

You can use the statement tt:clear to initialize a data root, a variable, or a parameter:

<tt:clear [ref="node"|var="variable"] />

You use ref or var to specify the field that you want to initialize. If no field is specified, the current node is used implicitly. The following fields are possible:

A node node specified according to the addressing rules
A variable or a parameter variable

Serialization

During serialization, only variables (or parameters) are initialized. If a node is specified with ref or if the current node is specified implicitly, tt:clear has no effect during serialization.

Deserialization

During deserialization, the specified nodes or variables (or parameters) are initialized.

Example

The transformation below shows an initialization:

Syntax Syntax

<tt:transform xmlns:tt="http://www.sap.com/transformation-templates">

```
  <tt:root name="ROOT"/>
```
```
  <tt:template>
```
```
    <tt:ref name="ROOT">
```
```
      <X>
```
```
        <tt:value/>
```
```
      </X>
```
```
      <tt:clear/>
```
```
    </tt:ref>
```
```
  </tt:template>
```
```
</tt:transform>
```

End of the code.

During deserialization, the initial value is assigned to the ABAP data object bound to the data root ROOT.