$CHARw. Format
Writes standard character data.
| Category: |
Character |
| Alignment: |
Left |
Syntax
Syntax Description
w
specifies the width
of the output field.
| Default |
8 if the length of variable is undefined; otherwise,
the length of the variable
|
| Range |
1–32767 |
Comparisons
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The $CHARw.
format is identical to the $w. format.
-
The $CHARw.
and $w. formats do not trim
leading blanks. To trim leading blanks, use the LEFT function to left
align character data. Alternatively, use the PUT statement with the
colon (:) format modifier and the format of your choice to produce
list output.
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Use the following table to compare
the SAS format $CHAR8. with notation in other programming languages:
|
Language
|
Notation
|
|
SAS
|
$CHAR8.
|
|
C
|
char [8]
|
|
COBOL
|
PIC x(8)
|
|
Fortran
|
A8
|
|
PL/I
|
A(8)
|