Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-DWB-TOO-ABA (Application Component) ABAP Editor⤷
SEDI (Package) PROGRAM EDITOR
Basic Data
| Data Element | EDFIND |
| Short Description | EDIC: Find Parameters |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | EDCURSTRNG | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 79 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 79 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | UFI | |
| Default Component name | ||
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Find |
| Medium | 0 | |
| Long | 0 | |
| Heading | 0 |
Documentation
Definition
Search String:
When performing a global search (that is, searching the entire include or program), you can make generic specifications using '+' und '*'.
The escape symbol is '#', which means that '#+', '#*', and '##' denote a search for the characters '+', '*' or '#' themselves.
Generic searches are not allowed when replacing or when performing a local search.
If the search string is to contain leading or trailing spaces, these must be enclosed in special characters ( /-.,:; or ?)
The type of search depends on the chosen search method:
- As a string = Search for string as any sequence in the text
- As a word = Search for string as a word in ABAP/4 terms
If you select 'Upper/lower case', the system searches for the string in the case entered.
Otherwise, uppercase/lowercase is ignored.
Generic searches always ignore uppercase/lowercase.
If there is a search for words, uppercase/lowercase will be ignored.
Search Area:
You can edit the search range further. The icon "Multiple Selection" on the search popup beside the the program or class name triggers a further popup with the components of the search range. Components are removed from the search range by removing their selection checkmark. New components can be added.
If you are searching within classes, the pushbutton "Inherited Objects" on the search range popup allows you to display all inherited components and to copy these into the search range. Here, the system only proposes components that are valid within the class to be searched through - that is, any components that are covered by a redefinition are not displayed.
Supplementary Documentation - EDFIND 0600
Use
Generic entry with + and *, but not for replacement purposes.
Since the escape symbol is #, you enter #+ and #* to search for the characters + or *.
The type of search depends on the search method you select:
- As a string : Searches for any sub-string
- As a word : Searches for a word in terms of ABAP syntax
If you select upper or lower case, the system searches for exactly the syntax you enter. Otherwise, it searches regardless of upper or lower case.
If you enter a generic search string, the search is not case-sensitive.
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Examples
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History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010130 |
| SAP Release Created in |
