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array
- is a temporary grouping of SAS variables that are arranged
in a particular order and identified by an array-name.
The array exists only for the duration of the current DATA step. The array-name
distinguishes it from any other arrays in the same DATA step; it is not a
variable.
Note: Arrays in SAS are different from those in many other
programming languages. In SAS, an array is not a data structure but is just
a convenient way of temporarily identifying a group of variables.
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array processing
- is a method that enables you to perform the same tasks for
a series of related variables.
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array reference
- is a method to reference the elements of an array.
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one-dimensional array
- is a simple grouping of variables that, when processed,
results in output that can be represented in simple row format.
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multidimensional array
- is a more complex grouping of variables that, when processed,
results in output that could have two or more dimensions, such as columns
and rows.
Basic array processing involves the following steps:
- grouping variables into
arrays
- selecting a current variable for an action
- repeating an action.
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