WRITE - Output as symbol (ABAP keyword)

WRITE ( - Output as symbol )is a keyword used in SAP ABAP programming.This tutorial covers its introduction & syntax details.

WRITE - Output as symbol


Effect
You can output certain characters as symbols using the addition ... AS SYMBOL . You should only address these characters with their system-defined names. The include (or the more comprehensive include ) contains the relevant identifiers as constants, e.g. SYM_PHONE , SYM_CIRCLE .

Example

INCLUDE .
WRITE: / SYM_RIGHT_HAND AS SYMBOL, " output as symbol
'Tip, Note',
SYM_LEFT_HAND AS SYMBOL. " output as symbol



Note
An output length of one character is enough for most symbols, but some (e.g. SYM_FAX ) are twice as long.
You can determine the length of a symbol with DESCRIBE FIELD SYM_... OUTPUT-LENGTH ...

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