You can use various formatting options with the WRITE statement.
Syntax
WRITE .... f option .
Formatting options for all data types
Option |
Function |
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LEFT-JUSTIFIED |
Output is left-justified. |
CENTERED |
Output is centered. |
RIGHT-JUSTIFIED |
Output is right-justified. |
UNDER g |
Output starts directly under field g. |
NO-GAP |
The blank after field f is omitted. |
USING EDIT MASK m |
Specifies format template m. |
USING NO EDIT MASK |
Deactivates a format template specified in the ABAP Dictionary. |
NO-ZERO |
If a field contains only zeros, these are replaced by blanks. For type c and n fields, leading zeros are replaced automatically. |
Formatting options for numeric fields
Option |
Function |
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NO-SIGN |
The leading sign is not displayed on the screen. |
DECIMALS d |
d defines the number of digits after the decimal point. |
EXPONENT e |
In type F fields, the exponent is defined in e. |
ROUND r |
Type p fields are multiplied by 10**(-r) and then rounded. |
CURRENCY c |
Format according to currency c in table TCURX. |
UNIT u |
The number of decimal places is fixed according to unit u specified in table T006 for type p fields. |
Formatting options for date fields
Option |
Function |
---|---|
DD/MM/YY |
Separators as defined in user's master record. |
MM/DD/YY |
Separators as defined in user's master record. |
DD/MM/YYYY |
Separators as defined in user's master record. |
MM/DD/YYYY |
Separators as defined in user's master record. |
DDMMYY |
No separators. |
MMDDYY |
No separators. |
YYMMDD |
No separators. |
For more information on formatting options and the exclusion principles for some of these options, see the keyword documentation for the WRITE statement.
Below are some examples of formatting options. For more examples, see Creating Complex Lists . The decimal character and thousands separators (period or comma) of numeric fields are defined in the user's master record
ABAP Code |
Screen Output |
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DATA: g(5) TYPE c VALUE 'Hello', f(5) TYPE c VALUE 'Dolly'. WRITE: g, f. WRITE: /10 g, / f UNDER g. WRITE: / g NO-GAP, f. |
Hello Dolly Hello Dolly HelloDolly |
DATA time TYPE t VALUE '154633'. WRITE: time, /(8) time USING EDIT MASK '__:__:__'. |
154633 15:46:33 |
WRITE: '000123', / '000123' NO-ZERO. |
000123 123 |
DATA float TYPE f VALUE '123456789.0'. WRITE float EXPONENT 3. |
123456,789E+03 |
DATA pack TYPE p VALUE '123.456' DECIMALS 3. WRITE pack DECIMALS 2. WRITE: / pack ROUND -2, / pack ROUND -1, / pack ROUND 1, / pack ROUND 2. |
123,46 12.345,600 1.234,560 12,346 1,235 |
WRITE: sydatum, / sydatum yymmdd. |
27.06.1995 950627 |
Apart from the formatting options shown in the above tables, you can also use the formatting options of the FORMAT statement. These options allow you to specify the intensity and color of your output. For more information, see The FORMAT Statement .