SYMLOCAL Function

Returns an indication of whether a macro variable is in local scope to the DATA step during DATA step execution.

Category: Macro
See: SYMLOCAL Function in SAS Macro Language: Reference

Syntax

SYMLOCAL (argument)

Required Argument

argument

can be one of the following items:

  • the name of a macro variable within double quotation marks but without an ampersand.
  • the name of a DATA step character variable, specified with no quotation marks, which contains a macro variable name.
  • a character expression that constructs a macro variable name.

Details

The SYMLOCAL function searches the enclosing local symbol tables for the indicated macro variable and returns 1 if the macro variable is found or 0 if the macro variable is not found.
For more information, see SYMLOCAL Function in SAS Macro Language: Reference.
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