Check Variable is Object Reference

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You can always use IS BOUND to check if the Variable is instantiated or not. But, if you want to check if any variable is referring to a class or in other words, variable is declared with TYPE REF TO, you use this technique leveraging CASTING.

Check Variable is Object Reference

 
" Your main variables, which you want to check if its
" an object or not
DATA: lo_alv   TYPE REF TO cl_salv_table,
      lo_data  TYPE REF TO data.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_any> TYPE ANY.
*
*
DATA: lo_temp_obj TYPE REF TO object,
      lo_root     TYPE REF TO cx_root.
* Object reference
TRY .
    lo_temp_obj ?= lo_alv.
    WRITE: /'Is an Object'.
  CATCH cx_root INTO lo_root.
    WRITE: /'NOT an object'.
ENDTRY.
*
* Data reference
"Complier wont allow it to cast DATA ref to OBJECT ref
"so you know at complie time itself if variable is object
"or not
"lo_temp_obj ?= lo_data.
*
* Dynamic Data reference
GET REFERENCE OF sy-subrc INTO lo_data.
ASSIGN lo_data->* TO <fs_any>.
TRY .
    lo_temp_obj ?= <fs_any>.
    WRITE: /'Is an Object'.
  CATCH cx_root INTO lo_root.
    WRITE: /'NOT an object'.
ENDTRY.
*
* Check if the object is instantiated or not
IF lo_alv IS BOUND.
  WRITE: /'Object is instantiated'.
ELSE.
  WRITE: /'Object is not instantited'.
ENDIF.
 

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