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There´s more to ABAP than procedural programming. If you´re ready to leap into the world of ABAP Objects-or are already there and just need a refresher-then this is the book you´ve been looking for. Thanks to explanations of basic concepts, practical examples that show OOP in action, and updates for AS ABAP 7.4, you´ll find answers to questions you didn´t even know you had.

Clear Conceptual Explanations
Master the basics with easy-to-understand explanations that make coding with classes and objects seem like second nature.

Practical Examples
The best way to learn is by doing. Download source code to practice your skills in object cleanup and initialization, inheritance, polymorphism, and more.

Updates for New Releases and Tools
Make sure your skills are up to date with the latest information on how AS ABAP 7.4 will affect your object-oriented programming.

Highlights:

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

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Wood, James
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.

Rupert, Joe
Joe Rupert is a senior technical consultant at Bowdark Consulting, Inc. Before joining Bowdark, Joe worked for several health care technology companies building complex search engines for querying biomedical research, patient lab and clinical data.

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