There's more to ABAP than procedural programming. If you're ready to leap into the world of ABAP Objectsor are already there and just need a refresherthen this is the book you've been looking for. Thanks to explanations of basic concepts and practical examples that show OOP in action, you'll find answers to questions you didn't even know you had. Highlights include:- Working with objects- Encapsulation and implementation hiding- Object initialization and cleanup- Inheritance - Polymorphism - Component-based design- Exceptions- ABAP Unit- ALV object model- Object Services- BOPF Highlights: Working with objectsEncapsulation and implementation hidingObject initialization and cleanupInheritance Polymorphism Component-based designExceptionsABAP UnitALV object modelObject ServicesBOPF

James Wood is the founder and principal consultant of Bowdark Consulting, Inc., an SAP NetWeaver consulting and training organization. With more than seven years of experience as a software engineer, James specializes in custom development in the areas of ABAP Objects, Java/J2EE, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, and the SAP NetWeaver Portal. Before starting Bowdark Consulting, Inc. in 2006, James was an SAP NetWeaver consultant for SAP America, Inc. and IBM Corporation where he was involved in multiple SAP implementations. He holds a master's degree in software engineering from Texas Tech University. To learn more about James and the book, please check out his website at http://www.bowdarkconsulting.com.

1.1 … The Need for a Better Abstraction … 23 1.2 … Classes and Objects … 26 1.3 … Establishing Boundaries … 30 1.4 … Reuse … 34 1.5 … Object Management … 38 1.6 … UML Tutorial: Class Diagram Basics … 38 1.7 … Summary ... 45 2.1 … Defining Classes … 47 2.2 … Working with Objects … 59 2.3 … Building your First Object-Oriented Program ... 78 2.4 … Working with Global Classes ... 84 2.5 … Developing Classes Using the ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse ... 97 2.6 … New Syntax Features in Release 7.40 ... 114 2.7 … UML Tutorial: Object Diagrams ... 117 2.8 … Summary ... 119 3.1 … Lessons Learned from Procedural Programming … 121 3.2 … Data Abstraction with Classes … 131 3.3 … Defining Component Visibilities … 133 3.4 … Designing by Contract … 139 3.5 … UML Tutorial: Sequence Diagrams … 140 3.6 … Summary … 142 4.1 … Understanding the Object Creation Process … 143 4.2 … Working with Constructors … 148 4.3 … Object-Creational Patterns ... 152 4.4 … Garbage Collection … 157 4.5 … Tuning Performance ... 159 4.6 … UML Tutorial: State Machine Diagrams ... 161 4.7 … Summary … 163 5.1 … Generalization and Specialization ... 166 5.2 … Inheriting Components ... 175 5.3 … The Abstract and Final Keywords ... 183 5.4 … Inheritance vs. Composition … 191 5.5 … Working with ABAP Refactoring Tools ... 194 5.6 … UML Tutorial: Advanced Class Diagrams ... 198 5.7 … Summary … 201 6.1 … Object Reference Assignments Revisited ... 204 6.2 … Dynamic Method Call Binding ... 210 6.3 … Interfaces ... 212 6.4 … UML Tutorial: Advanced Class Diagrams Part II ... 229 6.5 … Summary ... 232 7.1 … Understanding the SAP Component Model … 233 7.2 … The Package Concept ... 236 7.3 .. Package Design Concepts ... 258 7.4 … UML Tutorial: Package Diagrams ... 260 7.5 … Summary … 262 8.1 … Lessons Learned from Prior Approaches … 263 8.2 … The Class-Based Exception Handling Concept ... 266 8.3 … Creating Exception Classes ... 268 8.4 … Dealing with Exceptions ... 275 8.5 … Raising and Forwarding Exceptions ... 281 8.6 … UML Tutorial: Activity Diagrams ... 294 8.7 … Summary ... 297 9.1 … ABAP Unit Overview ... 300 9.2 … Creating Unit Test Classes … 301 9.3 … Assertions in ABAP Unit ... 307 9.4 … Managing Dependencies ... 310 9.5 … Case Study: Creating a Unit Test in ABAP Unit ... 313 9.6 … Executing Unit Tests ... 316 9.7 … Evaluating Unit Test Results ... 319 9.8 … Moving Towards Test-Driven Development ... 321 9.9 … Behavior-Driven Development ... 322 9.10 … UML Tutorial: Use Case Diagrams ... 323 9.11 … Summary ... 328 10.1 … Introduction ... 331 10.2 … Working with the Persistence Service ... 335 10.3 … Querying Persistent Objects with the Query Service ... 357 10.4 … Modeling Complex Entity Relationships ... 362 10.5 … Transaction Handling with the Transaction Service ... 369 10.6 … UML Tutorial: Communication Diagrams ... 375 10.7 … Summary ... 377 11.1 … What is the BOPF? ... 379 11.2 … Anatomy of a Business Object ... 382 11.3 … Working with the BOPF Client API ... 397 11.4 … Where to Go From Here ... 408 11.5 … UML Tutorial: Advanced Sequence Diagrams ... 411 11.6 … Summary ... 413 12.1 … What is the SAP List Viewer? ... 415 12.2 … Introducing the ALV Object Model ... 418 12.3 … Developing a Reporting Framework on top of ALV ... 421 12.4 … UML Tutorial: Advanced Activity Diagrams ... 430 12.5 … Summary … 432 13.1 … Object-Oriented Analysis and Design … 433 13.2 … Design Patterns … 434 13.3 … Reading and Writing ABAP Objects Code … 435 13.4 … Summary .... 436 A.1 … Installing the Java SDK ... 439 A.2 … Installing Eclipse ... 440 A.3 … Installing the ABAP Development Tools ... 442 A.4 … Where to Go to Find Help ... 445 B.1 … Understanding Debugger Types ... 447 B.2 … Debugging Objects Using the Classic Debugger ... 447 B.3 … Debugging Objects Using the New Debugger ... 455