DQIDENTIFY Function

Returns a category name from a character value.

Valid in:	DATA step, PROC SQL, and SCL
Requirement:	The specified locale must be loaded into memory as part of the locale list.

Syntax

Details

Example

Syntax

DQIDENTIFY (char, 'identification-definition' <,'locale'> )

Required Arguments

char: specifies a character constant, variable, or expression that contains the value that is analyzed to determine that category of the content.

identification-definition: the name of the identification definition. The definition must be in the locale that is used.

Optional Argument

locale: specifies a character constant, variable, or expression that contains the locale name.

Default:The default locale is the first locale in the locale list. If no value is specified, the default locale is used.

Details

The DQIDENTIFY function returns a value that indicates the category of the content in an input character value. The available categories and return values depend on your choice of identification definition and locale.

Example: DQIDENTIFY Function

The following example determines whether a character value represents an individual or an organization.

dqid=dqIdentify('LL Bean','Individual/Organization','ENUSA');

After this function call, the value of DQID is Organization.