Returns a token from an extraction character value.
| Valid in: | DATA step, PROC SQL, and SCL |
| Restriction: | Do not attempt to retrieve tokens from extraction values using any means other than the DQEXTTOKENGET function. |
| Requirement: | If specified, the locale must be loaded into memory as part of the locale list. |
specifies a character constant, variable, or expression that contains the value that is the extraction character value from which the value of the specified token is returned.
the name of the token that is returned from the extraction value. The token must be enabled by the specified extraction definition
the name of the extraction definition. The definition must exist in the locale that is used. The extraction definition must be the same as the extraction definition that originally extracted the EXTRACTION-CHAR value.
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. |
extValue=dqExtract('Mr. James Joseph Westly', 'NAME', 'ENUSA');
prefix=dqExtTokenGet(extValue, 'Name Prefix', 'NAME', 'ENUSA');
given=dqExtTokenGet(extValue, 'Given Name', 'NAME', 'ENUSA');prefix is Mr. and
the value of given is James.