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ABAP_ASXML - Mapping of Elementary ABAP Types The asXML representation of elementary ABAP types is used in XSL transformations and in Simple Transformations. In both cases, the elementary values or the elementary components of complex structures are converted in accordance with this mapping. For elementary data objects with built-in ABAP types, the asXML representation is based on the representation of XML schema data types from the namespace xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema', where dates and times are represented in accordance with ISO-8601 and binary data is represented in accordance with Base64. The mapping of ABAP types to the XML schema data types is not fully bijective due to the different value ranges. For example, a time zone can be specified for the XML schema data type xds:date, which is not possible for the ABAP type d. ITOC
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Some of the mapping rules can be overridden by specifying format, decimals, regime, and noError in the option attribute of the ST statement tt:value.
Exceptions from mappings cannot be handled directly. Instead, the exception CX_TRANSFORMATION_ERROR (or one of its subclasses) from statement CALL TRANSFORMATION can be handled. The attribute PREVIOUS then contains a reference to the original exception.
The exceptions that occur when mapping the data types shown here can in some cases be suppressed by specifying noError in the option attribute of the ST statement tt:value. NON_V5_HINTS ABAP_HINT_END
Mapping Tables
Numeric Data TypesABAP TypeABAP RepresentationXML Schema Type XML Representation b123xsd:unsignedByte123 s-123xsd:short-123 i-123xsd:int-123 int8-123xsd:long-123 p-1.23xsd:decimal-1.23 decfloat16123E+1precisionDecimal, totalDigits = 16 1.23E+3 decfloat34-3.140...0E+02precisionDecimal, totalDigits = 34-314.0...0 f-3.140...0E+02xsd:double-3.14E2
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In the case of ABAP type p, a number with more decimal places than available places (twice the length minus one) is considered invalid and cannot be serialized to asXML.
If noError is specified in the option attribute of the ST statement tt:value, an invalid sign byte for type p is interpreted as a plus sign, which prevents the corresponding exception.
The type precisionDecimal is not yet an official XML schema type. NON_V5_HINTS ABAP_HINT_END
Character-Like Data TypesABAP TypeABAP RepresentationXML Schema Type XML Representation c<(>_Hi<)>xsd:string_Hi string_Hello_xsd:string _Hello_ n001234xsd:string (pattern [0-9]+) 001234
Byte-Like Data TypesABAP TypeABAP RepresentationXML Schema Type XML Representation x<(>ABCDEF<)>xsd:base64Binaryq83v xstring<(>456789AB<)>xsd:base64Binary RweJqw==
Date Types, Time Types, and Time Stamp TypesABAP TypeABAP RepresentationXML Schema Type XML Representation d20020204xsd:date2002-02-04 t201501xsd:time20:15:01 utclong2019-04-10 12:37:29.5040200xsd:datetime 2019-04-10T12:37:29.50402Z
Latest notes: During the serialization of a time stamp field of the type utclong , only the significant decimal places are generated. There may also be fewer than seven decimal places for the deserialization. NON_V5_HINTS ABAP_HINT_END
Special Features of Serialization In serializations, ABAP values are converted to the appropriate character-like XML format. Deserializations operate in the opposite direction. The following differences apply compared to the usual conversion rules that apply in ABAP.
In serializations of decimal floating point numbers, the same format is created as for their conversion to type string.
When data objects with the type x are serialized, trailing bytes with the value hexadecimal 0 are handled in the same way as trailing blanks with data type c and are ignored.
When the following ABAP data objects are serialized to asXML, partial checks are made to see whether the ABAP data object has a valid value:
A data object with the type n can contain only digits.
A data object with the type p must represent a valid packed number.
A data object with the type d or t cannot contain any leading or trailing blanks and the corresponding separator (- or :) at the same time.
A data object of the type utclong must contain a valid value. The initial value results in an empty XML element. Any violations of these rules raise catchable exceptions, some of which can be bypassed by specifying a transformation option after the OPTIONS addition of the CALL TRANSFORMATION statement.
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To check the validity of dates and times, the domains XSDDATE_D and XSDTIME_T can be used instead of the data types d and t.
If noError is specified in the option attribute of the ST statement tt:value, leading and trailing blanks are ignored for type n, which prevents the corresponding exception. NON_V5_HINTS ABAP_HINT_END
Special Features of Deserialization
For deserialization to decimal floating point numbers, the conversion rule for source fields of the type c is used.
Deserializations to an ABAP data object must retain the precision of the XML value:
Numeric types cannot lose any places.
In character-like or byte-like data types with fixed lengths (c, n, x), the target object must have enough places for the entire content, unless only leading and trailing blanks in data type c and leading zeros in data type n are affected.
Structures cannot be converted to elementary data objects.
Deserializations fill data objects of the type c or x with blanks or hexadecimal 0 on the right, as usual, if fewer characters or bytes are passed than can fit in the data object.
If the required XML element does not exist in deserializations to an elementary data object, the elementary data object keeps its previous value. If an empty element is assigned to an elementary data object, it is set to its type-dependent initial value. To initialize the data object in either case, the transformation option clear can be used with the value all. Any violations of these rules raise catchable exceptions such as CX_SY_CONVERSION_DATA_LOSS, some of which can be bypassed by specifying a transformation option after the OPTIONS addition of the CALL TRANSFORMATION statement.
ABAP_EXAMPLE_ABEXA asXML, Mapping of Elementary Data Types ABAP_EXAMPLE_END
