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Upcasting Downcating

The document is an ABAP report that demonstrates object-oriented programming concepts, specifically inheritance and method overriding. It defines a generic vehicle class and a car class that inherits from it, showcasing method calls and upcasting. The report also illustrates dynamic method calls and downcasting to access subclass-specific methods.

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Upcasting Downcating

The document is an ABAP report that demonstrates object-oriented programming concepts, specifically inheritance and method overriding. It defines a generic vehicle class and a car class that inherits from it, showcasing method calls and upcasting. The report also illustrates dynamic method calls and downcasting to access subclass-specific methods.

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*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Report ZSAP_TRAINING_INHERITANCE


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*&
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
REPORT zsap_training_inheritance.
CLASS lcl_vehicle DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION.
METHODS: show_type.
ENDCLASS.

CLASS lcl_vehicle IMPLEMENTATION.


METHOD show_type.
WRITE: / 'I am a generic vehicle'.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.

CLASS lcl_car DEFINITION INHERITING FROM lcl_vehicle.


PUBLIC SECTION.
METHODS: open_sunroof.
ENDCLASS.

CLASS lcl_car IMPLEMENTATION.


METHOD open_sunroof.
WRITE: / 'Sunroof opened!'.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.

START-OF-SELECTION.

DATA : o_car TYPE REF TO lcl_car.


DATA: o_vehicle TYPE REF TO lcl_vehicle.

CREATE OBJECT o_car.


o_vehicle = o_car. " ✅ Upcasting: allowed automatically

o_vehicle->show_type( ). " ✅ Allowed (inherited method)


*o_vehicle->open_sunroof( ). " ❌ Not allowed – not visible in superclass

" ✅ Dynamic call (if method exists on actual object type)


CALL METHOD o_vehicle->('OPEN_SUNROOF'). " Runtime method lookup

" ✅ Narrow casting to access subclass-specific method


DATA(o_downcast_car) = CAST lcl_car( o_vehicle ).
o_downcast_car->open_sunroof( ).

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