Single line TYPES: statements do not always have the colon removed

[matthewdjb]

Single line TYPES: statements do not always have the colon removed

For example

TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_test.
             INCLUDE TYPE mara.
    TYPES:   a_field TYPE abap_bool.
    TYPES: END OF ty_test.

The colons are not removed after keyword TYPES.

[jmgrassau]

Hi Matthew,

this is intentional – ABAP cleaner would be fine without colons as well …

    TYPES BEGIN OF ty_test.
            INCLUDE TYPE mara.
    TYPES   a_field TYPE abap_bool.
    TYPES END OF ty_test.

… but if someone then uses PrettyPrinter on this, you get:

    TYPES BEGIN OF ty_test.
    INCLUDE TYPE mara.
    TYPES   a_field TYPE abap_bool.
    TYPES END OF ty_test.

This doesn't happen with colons, and that's why in this special case, ABAP cleaner keeps the colons.

Kind regards,
Jörg-Michael