Web Dynpro – Adding an Icon in a Dynamic Table Column

Here was another fun task I wanted my new ABAP Web Dynpro to be able to add an icon in a dynamic table column.  Again, I expected this to be easy…  well, not as much as I figured, so I thought it might be something you could use.  (and I’m looking for some fun things to write about).

 *** again, start with getting the reference to the table, and then getting all the columns
l_table ?= view->get_element( ID = ‘TB_XXX’ ).
lt_cols = l_table->get_columns( ).
LOOP AT lt_cols into wa_cols.
*** in this example, I want column DOC_ICON to show an icon, rather than text.
IF lv_col_fld = ‘DOC_ICON’.
*** for the correct column, you need to assign an image, rather than the standard text.  In this ***example, I just needed to tell it what to bind for the value (remember, I had this value already,
***so I just need to assign the correct context node.
lv_image = cl_wd_image=>new_image( bind_source = ‘XXX.DOC_ICON’ ).
*** this is the magic.  Telling it what cell editor to use what sets it as text vs. an Image.
Wa_cols->set_table_cell_editor( LV_IMAGE ).
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.

And that’s the magic…  Hope this can make your life easier…  Because like the catchphrase goes, I learn things the hard way, so you don’t have to.

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Mike