How to get rows count of internal table in abap?

Igal_Serban_25737 0
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How do I get the row count of an internal table? I guess that I can loop on it. But there must be a saner way.

I don't know if it makes a difference but the code should run on 4.6c version.

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9 Answers

There is also a built-in function for this task:

variable = lines( itab_name ).

Just like the "pure" ABAP syntax described by IronGoofy, the function "lines( )" writes the number of lines of table itab_name into the variable.

user_514780

You can use the following function:

 DESCRIBE TABLE <itab-Name> LINES <variable>

After the call, variable contains the number of rows of the internal table .

IronGoofy_253200

you can also use OPEN Sql to find the number of rows using the COUNT Grouping clause and also there is system field SY-LINCT to count the lines(ROWS) of your table.

user_30134980

if I understand your question correctly, you want to know the row number during a conditional loop over an internal table. You can use the system variable sy-tabix if you work with internal tables. Please refer to the ABAP documentation if you need more information (especially the chapter on internal table processing).

Example:

LOOP AT itab INTO workarea
        WHERE tablefield = value.

     WRITE: 'This is row number ', sy-tabix.

ENDLOOP.
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