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Executable classes (F9) and theABAP Development Tools console as an output area for information are particularly useful when using the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). With thisexample class you are able to generate aMarkdown table from an internal table or structure in your ABAP code.

The advantage is that a Markdown table can be easily prepared and processed: You can use online editors such asDillinger or offline editors such asVisual Studio Code with suitable plugins such as "Markdown All in One" and "Markdown Emoji". Not to forget: Markdown plays a huge role on GitHub 😉

Here are some example calls to generate a Markdown table from a structure (example 1), from internal table (example 2) and from BAPI messages (example 3).

METHODif_oo_adt_classrun~main.DATA markdown_table TYPE string_table.DATA(markdown)= zmke_cl_markdown=>get_instance( )." example 1SELECTSINGLE*FROM I_currencyINTO @DATA(currency).  markdown_table= markdown->generate_from_structure(currency ).  out->write( markdown_table )." example 2SELECT*FROM I_CurrencyINTO TABLE @DATA(currencies).  markdown_table= markdown->generate_from_table( currencies ).  out->write( markdown_table )." example 3DATA(bapi_messages)=VALUE bapirettab( ( type='E'id='SY'number='499' message_v1='Hi' message_v2='there!' )                                          ( type='A'id='SY'number='499' message_v1='Hi' message_v2='there!' )                                          ( type='I'id='SY'number='499' message_v1='Hi' message_v2='there!' )                                          ( type='W'id='SY'number='499' message_v1='Hi' message_v2='there!' )                                          ( type='S'id='SY'number='499' message_v1='Hi' message_v2='there!' ) ).    markdown_table= markdown->generate_from_bapi_return( bapi_messages ).    out->write( markdown_table ).ENDMETHOD.

Here's the result for example 1:

Here's the result for example 2 (showing only two entries, there are more):

Here's the result for example 3:

I stumbled across some problems during development involving non-released development objects for SAP BTP, specifically methods of typical classes like CL_ABAP_STRUCTDESCR (really missing GET_DDIC_FIELD_LIST). In an on-premises system, some things such as the column headings of the Markdown table could certainly be designed better (CamelCase).

More important note is that I didn't implement any suitable error handling. Maybe someone wants to add that to this project? 😉