w.d Format

Writes standard numeric data one digit per byte.

Category:	Numeric
Alignment:	right
Alias:	Fw.d
See:	w.d Format: z/OS in SAS Companion for z/OS

Syntax

Details

Comparisons

Example

Syntax

w.d

Syntax Description

w: specifies the width of the output field.

Range:1–32

Tip:Allow enough space to write the value, the decimal point, and a minus sign, if necessary.

d: specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the numeric value. This argument is optional.

Range:0–31

Requirement:must be less than w

Tip: If d is 0 or you omit d, w.d writes the value without a decimal point.

Details

The w.d format rounds to the nearest number that fits in the output field. If w.d is too small, SAS might shift the decimal to the BESTw. format. The w.d format writes negative numbers with leading minus signs. In addition, w.d right aligns before writing and pads the output with leading blanks.

Comparisons

The Zw.d format is similar to the w.d format except that Zw.d pads right-aligned output with 0s instead of blanks.

Example

put @7 x 6.3;

Value of `x`	Result
	----+----1----+
23.45	23.450