TRANSLATE

TRANSLATE

Replaces specific characters in a character expression

Windows specifics: Required syntax; pairs of to and from arguments are optional

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

TRANSLATE(source,to-1,from-1 <...to-n,from-n>)

source: specifies the SAS expression containing the original character value.
to: specifies the characters you want TRANSLATE to use as substitutes.
from: specifies the characters you want TRANSLATE to replace.

Details

Under Windows, you do not have to provide pairs of to and from arguments. However, if you do not use pairs, you must supply a comma as a place holder.

See Also

TRANSLATE function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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