# Released Abap Classes

> Find released ABAP classes for ABAP Cloud Development. Use when user asks about ABAP classes for specific functionality like email, UUID generation, time/date handling, JSON/XML processing, RAP, string processing, random numbers, regex, Base64, HTTP calls, unit testing, PDF rendering, parallel processing, application logs, or any other ABAP Cloud class lookup. Use when this capability is needed.

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- Updated: 2026-09-17
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# Released ABAP Classes

Reference for released ABAP classes available in ABAP for Cloud Development (SAP BTP ABAP Environment).

## Quick Reference by Category

| Category | Key Classes |
|----------|-------------|
| **Console Output** | `IF_OO_ADT_CLASSRUN`, `CL_DEMO_CLASSRUN`, `CL_XCO_CP_ADT_SIMPLE_CLASSRUN` |
| **UUID** | `CL_SYSTEM_UUID`, `XCO_CP`, `XCO_CP_UUID` |
| **Time & Date** | `CL_ABAP_CONTEXT_INFO`, `XCO_CP_TIME`, `CL_ABAP_TSTMP`, `CL_ABAP_UTCLONG`, `CL_ABAP_DATFM`, `CL_ABAP_TIMEFM` |
| **Calendar** | `CL_FHC_CALENDAR_RUNTIME`, `CL_SCAL_UTILS` |
| **String Processing** | `CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES`, `CL_ABAP_STRING_UTILITIES`, `XCO_CP` |
| **Numbers/Math** | `CL_ABAP_MATH`, `CL_ABAP_DECFLOAT`, `CL_ABAP_BIGINT`, `CL_ABAP_RATIONAL` |
| **Random Numbers** | `CL_ABAP_RANDOM_*` (INT, INT8, FLOAT, PACKED, DECFLOAT16/34), `CL_ABAP_PROB_DISTRIBUTION` |
| **Regular Expressions** | `CL_ABAP_REGEX`, `CL_ABAP_MATCHER` |
| **Codepage/Binary** | `CL_ABAP_CONV_CODEPAGE`, `CL_ABAP_GZIP*`, `CL_WEB_HTTP_UTILITY` |
| **JSON/XML** | `XCO_CP_JSON`, `/UI2/CL_JSON`, `CL_SXML_*`, `CL_IXML_*` |
| **Email** | `CL_BCS_MAIL_MESSAGE` |
| **HTTP Calls** | `CL_WEB_HTTP_CLIENT_MANAGER`, `CL_HTTP_DESTINATION_PROVIDER` |
| **RAP** | `CL_ABAP_BEHV_AUX`, `CL_ABAP_BEHAVIOR_HANDLER`, `CL_ABAP_BEHAVIOR_SAVER` |
| **RTTS** | `CL_ABAP_TYPEDESCR` and hierarchy |
| **Dynamic Programming** | `CL_ABAP_DYN_PRG`, `CL_ABAP_CORRESPONDING` |
| **User Info** | `CL_ABAP_CONTEXT_INFO`, `XCO_CP=>sy->user()` |
| **Unit Testing** | `CL_ABAP_UNIT_ASSERT`, `CL_OSQL_TEST_ENVIRONMENT`, `CL_CDS_TEST_ENVIRONMENT` |
| **Parallel Processing** | `CL_ABAP_PARALLEL` |
| **Application Log** | `CL_BALI_LOG` |
| **Background Jobs** | `CL_BGMC_PROCESS_FACTORY` |
| **Locking** | `CL_ABAP_LOCK_OBJECT_FACTORY` |
| **XLSX** | `XCO_CP_XLSX` |
| **Zip Files** | `CL_ABAP_ZIP` |
| **PDF Rendering** | `CL_FP_ADS_UTIL` |

## Common Use Cases

### Get Current Date/Time in UTC
```abap
"Using CL_ABAP_CONTEXT_INFO
DATA(sys_date) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_system_date( ).  "e.g. 20240101
DATA(sys_time) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_system_time( ).  "e.g. 152450

"Using XCO (various formats)
DATA(date_utc) = xco_cp=>sy->date( xco_cp_time=>time_zone->utc )->as( xco_cp_time=>format->abap )->value.
DATA(time_utc) = xco_cp=>sy->time( xco_cp_time=>time_zone->utc )->as( xco_cp_time=>format->iso_8601_extended )->value.
DATA(moment_utc) = xco_cp=>sy->moment( xco_cp_time=>time_zone->utc )->as( xco_cp_time=>format->iso_8601_extended )->value.
```

### Send Email
```abap
TRY.
    DATA(mail) = cl_bcs_mail_message=>create_instance( ).
    mail->set_sender( 'sender@example.com' ).
    mail->add_recipient( 'recipient@example.com' ).
    mail->set_subject( 'Subject' ).
    mail->set_main( cl_bcs_mail_textpart=>create_instance(
      iv_content      = '<h1>Hello</h1><p>Message body.</p>'
      iv_content_type = 'text/html' ) ).
    mail->send( IMPORTING et_status = DATA(status) ).
  CATCH cx_bcs_mail INTO DATA(error).
ENDTRY.
```

### Generate UUID
```abap
"CL_SYSTEM_UUID
DATA(uuid_x16) = cl_system_uuid=>create_uuid_x16_static( ).
DATA(uuid_c36) = cl_system_uuid=>create_uuid_c36_static( ).

"XCO
DATA(uuid) = xco_cp=>uuid( )->value.
DATA(uuid_c36_xco) = xco_cp=>uuid( )->as( xco_cp_uuid=>format->c36 )->value.
```

### JSON Processing
```abap
"ABAP -> JSON
DATA(json) = xco_cp_json=>data->from_abap( some_structure )->to_string( ).

"JSON -> ABAP
xco_cp_json=>data->from_string( json_string )->write_to( REF #( target_structure ) ).

"Using /UI2/CL_JSON
DATA(json2) = /ui2/cl_json=>serialize( data = some_data ).
/ui2/cl_json=>deserialize( EXPORTING json = json2 CHANGING data = target ).
```

### HTTP Client Call
```abap
TRY.
    DATA(dest) = cl_http_destination_provider=>create_by_url( 'https://api.example.com' ).
    DATA(client) = cl_web_http_client_manager=>create_by_http_destination( dest ).
    DATA(request) = client->get_http_request( ).
    DATA(response) = client->execute( if_web_http_client=>get ).
    DATA(status) = response->get_status( ).
    DATA(body) = response->get_text( ).
  CATCH cx_web_http_client_error cx_http_dest_provider_error INTO DATA(error).
ENDTRY.
```

### Get Current User
```abap
"Using CL_ABAP_CONTEXT_INFO
DATA(user_alias) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_user_alias( ).
DATA(user_name) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_user_formatted_name( ).

"Using XCO
DATA(user) = xco_cp=>sy->user( )->name.
```

## Detailed Reference

For comprehensive code examples and all available classes, read:
- [references/Released_ABAP_Classes.md](references/Released_ABAP_Classes.md)

### Reference File Structure

The reference file is organized into these sections (use grep patterns to search):

| Section | Search Pattern |
|---------|---------------|
| Console Output | `Running a Class and Displaying Output` |
| UUID | `Creating and Transforming UUIDs` |
| SY Components | `XCO Representations of SY Components` |
| RAP | `## RAP` |
| Transactional Consistency | `Transactional Consistency` |
| Numbers/Calculations | `Numbers and Calculations` |
| String Processing | `String Processing` |
| Codepages/Binary | `Handling Codepages and Binary` |
| Regular Expressions | `Regular Expressions` |
| Time and Date | `Time and Date` |
| Calendar | `Calendar-Related Information` |
| RTTS | `Runtime Type Services` |
| Assignments | `## Assignments` |
| Structure Components | `Non-Initial Structure Components` |
| Table Comparison | `Comparing Content of Compatible` |
| Dynamic Programming | `Dynamic Programming` |
| Current User | `Getting the Current User Name` |
| XML/JSON | `XML/JSON` |
| Repository Objects | `ABAP Repository Object Information` |
| Generating Objects | `Generating ABAP Repository Objects` |
| Call Stack | `Call Stack` |
| Email | `Sending Emails` |
| Tenant Info | `Tenant Information` |
| Exceptions | `Exception Classes` |
| Parallel Processing | `Parallel Processing` |
| Application Log | `Application Log` |
| Background Jobs | `Running Code in the Background` |
| Locking | `## Locking` |
| HTTP Calls | `Calling Services` |
| XLSX | `Reading and Writing XLSX Content` |
| Zip Files | `Zip Files` |
| Unit Testing | `ABAP Unit` |
| Units of Measurement | `Units of Measurement` |
| ATC | `Programmatic ABAP Test Cockpit` |
| Number Ranges | `Handling Number Ranges` |
| Releasing APIs | `Releasing APIs` |
| Application Jobs | `Application Jobs` |
| Generative AI | `Generative AI` |
| Transport Requests | `Programmatically Creating and Releasing Transport` |
| HTML/XML Cleanup | `Repairing and Cleaning up HTML` |
| IDE Actions | `Creating and Using IDE Actions` |
| PDF Rendering | `Output Management` |
| CSV Export | `Writing Internal Table Content to CSV` |
| Garbage Collection | `Triggering Garbage Collection` |

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