Statement is lines of codes which instruct an order. In ABAP, every statement always close by dot(.) at the end.
These are few examples of statements:
>> Source Code
write 'Hello, World !!'.
>> Display
Statements are always begined by ABAP Keywords (Example: TYPES , DATA , write dst). Keyword determine statement Catagory.
These are reference of statement at ABAP Program:
2.Declaration of Data Type
This statement use to define a data type or object as variable of program.
Example :
TYPES <variable_name> TYPE <type>.
DATA <variable_name> TYPE <type>.
3.Compound Statement
Compound Statement is group of statements of a block coding. It's also called as "Block Statement".
Example :
FORM <form_name>.
Statement 1.
Statement 2.
...
Statement n.
ENDFORM.
FUNCTION <function_name>.
Statement 1.
Statement 2.
...
Statement n.
ENDFUNCTION.
MODULE <module_name>.
Statement 1.
Statement 2.
...
Statement n.
ENDMODULE.
4.Control Statement
Control Statement is used to control statement flow according to conditions that siutable to algoritma of program we want.
Example :
IF <condition1>.
<statement block>
ELSEIF <condition2>
<statement block>.
ELSEIF <condition3>.
<statement block>
.....
ELSE.
<statement block>
ENDIF.
5.Operator Statement
Operator Statement is keyword for doing some process of type/object that declared in a program.
Example :
WRITE <statement>.
ADD <variable 1> to <variable 2>.
6.Database Statement
Database Statement is statement that used for accessing database. In ABAP, there are 2 statement for accessing database, these are Open SQL and Native SQL.