SAP ABAP Data Element DBGLENGTH (Field length)

Hierarchy

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     ⤷ SABP_DEBUG (Package) Types for Debugger

Basic Data

Data Element	DBGLENGTH
Short Description	Field length

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	SYCHAR05
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	5
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	5
Value Table

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	0
Medium	0
Long	0
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Documentation

Definition

The length of a field in bytes.
This is also the amount of memory reserved for this field.

The length of a structured field may be greater than the sum of the lengths of its components, since it may contain 'alignment gaps'.

Alignment Gaps

There are types (I, F, object references) that have certain alignment requirements. Fields with these types must start at an address that is divisible by 4, 8, or 16 (depending on the type and platform). Structures are therefore aligned according to the component with the greatest alignment requirement. Within a structure, the system may insert extra bytes before components or substructures with alignment requirements. These 'filler' bytes are known as 'alignment gaps'. Alignmen requirements are platform-specific. This means that the occurrence of alignment gaps varies from platform to platform.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20110908
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