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| BESTw. |
| Category: | Numeric |
| Alignment: | right |
| Syntax | |
| Syntax Description | |
| Details | |
| Examples |
Syntax |
| BESTw. |
| Default: | 12 |
| Tip: | If you print numbers between 0 and .01 exclusive, use a field width of at least 7 to avoid excessive rounding. If you print numbers between 0 and -.01 exclusive, use a field width of at least 8. |
| Range: | 1-32 |
| Details |
The BESTw. format is the default format for writing numeric values. When there is no format specification, SAS chooses the format that provides the most information about the value according to the available field width. BESTw. rounds the value, and if SAS can display at least one significant digit in the decimal portion, within the width specified, BESTw. produces the result in decimal. Otherwise it produces the result in scientific notation. SAS always stores the complete value regardless of the format that you use to represent it.
| Examples |
put @1 x best6.; put @1 x best3.;
| Values | Results |
|---|---|
----+----1----+----2 |
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1257000 |
1.26E6 |
1E6 |
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