Frame Class: _getCharVar

Frame Class: _getCharVar

Returns the value of a character variable or array item contained in the frame's SCL entry

Syntax
Details

Syntax

objectName._getCharVar( variableName, value );

objectName._getCharVar( variableName, value, dimension );

objectName._getCharVar( variableName, value, dimension, lowerBound );

objectName._getCharVar( variableName, value, dimension, lowerBound, upperBound );

Argument Type Use Description

variableName Character Input specifies the name of the SCL variable to change

value Character Output returns the value of the SCL variable

dimension Numeric Update specifies the dimension for which you want to know the number of elements of the array and returns the diemnsion of that array

lowerBound Numeric Output returns the lower bound of the specified dimension when variableName is an array

upperBound Numeric Output returns the upper bound of the specified dimension when variableName is an array

Argument	Type	Use	Description
variableName	Character	Input	specifies the name of the SCL variable to change
value	Character	Output	returns the value of the SCL variable
dimension	Numeric	Update	specifies the dimension for which you want to know the number of elements of the array and returns the diemnsion of that array
lowerBound	Numeric	Output	returns the lower bound of the specified dimension when variableName is an array
upperBound	Numeric	Output	returns the upper bound of the specified dimension when variableName is an array

Details

Variables contained in a frame's SCL program are usually accessed from the SCL program itself. To access a character variable or array item from within a method, use _getCharVar method.

The _getCharVar method can also determine the dimensions and the upper and lower bounds of both one-dimensional and multidimensional arrays. The dim, lowBound, and highBound arguments are similar to the DIM, LBOUND, and HBOUND SAS functions.

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