How To Fix FL041 - You cannot use the LINE OF addition for table parameters

FL041 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FL - Function Builder messages

• Message number: 041

• Message text: You cannot use the LINE OF addition for table parameters

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FL041 - You cannot use the LINE OF addition for table parameters ?

  The SAP error message FL041, which states "You cannot use the LINE OF addition for table parameters," typically occurs in ABAP programming when you are trying to use the LINE OF addition with a table parameter in a way that is not allowed by the ABAP language syntax.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when you attempt to use the LINE OF addition with a table parameter in a context where it is not valid. The LINE OF addition is used to reference a specific line of an internal table, but it cannot be used directly with formal parameters that are defined as table types.
  Example of the Error:
  If you have a method or function module that takes a table parameter and you try to use LINE OF like this:
  METHOD my_method.
    DATA: lt_table TYPE TABLE OF my_type,
          lv_line  TYPE my_type.
  
    lv_line = LINE OF lt_table.