How to compare two tables of data using ABAP

TYPES: BEGIN OF star,

star_name type c length 50,

END OF star.

DATA star_2018 TYPE star.

DATA star_2019 type star.

DATA it_table_2018 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF star.

DATA it_table_2019 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF star.

FIELD-SYMBOLS <star_2018> LIKE LINE OF it_table_2018.

FIELD-SYMBOLS <star_2019> LIKE LINE OF it_table_2019.

star_2018-star_name = ‘Logan paul’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘pewdiepie’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘jacksepticeye’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘vanoss gaming’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘markiplier’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘jeffree star’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘Dantdm’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘dude perfect’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘jake paul’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2018-star_name = ‘Ryan toysreview’.

APPEND star_2018 TO it_table_2018.

star_2019-star_name = ‘preston’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘pewdiepie’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘ryan kaji’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘vanoss gaming’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘markiplier’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘jeffree star’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘Dantdm’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘Rhett and link’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘Anastasia’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

star_2019-star_name = ‘dude perfect’.

APPEND star_2019 TO it_table_2019.

LOOP AT it_table_2019 ASSIGNING <star_2019>.

     READ TABLE it_table_2018 WHERE star_name = <star_2019>-star_name.

     IF sy-subrc <> 0.

      WRITE: \ <star_2019>-star_name.

     ENDIF.

ENDLOOP.

RESULT:

preston

Rhett and link

Anastasia

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