I would like to obtain the actual element name in a data step array as opposed to the value of that column. Is there any way to obtain the value? Example below;
data _null_;
array test {1} helloworld;
do j=1 to 1;
call symput('name', test{1} );
end;
run;
%put &name; /*I would like the name value to be helloworld */
VNAME function
data _null_;
array test {1} helloworld;
do j=1 to 1;
call symput('name', vname(test{1}) );
end;
run;
%put &name; /*I would like the name value to be helloworld */
VNAME function
data _null_;
array test {1} helloworld;
do j=1 to 1;
call symput('name', vname(test{1}) );
end;
run;
%put &name; /*I would like the name value to be helloworld */
data _null_;
array test{1} $20. ("helloworld");
do j=1 to 1;
call symput('name', test{1} );
end;
run;
%put &name; /*I would like the name value to be helloworld */
Wow you guys are quick!!!
Reeza works exactly as expected even with multiple array values.
Arthur yours works as well it just was not as straight forward how to add multiple array values;
data _null_;
array test {2} hello world;
do j=1 to 2;
call symput('name', vname(test{j}) );
end;
run;
%put &name; /*Puts world */
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