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Functions and CALL Routines

RIGHT Function



Right aligns a character expression.
Category: Character
Restriction: I18N Level 0
Tip: DBCS equivalent function is KRIGHT in SAS National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide.

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

RIGHT(argument)


Arguments

argument

specifies a character constant, variable, or expression.


Details

In a DATA step, if the RIGHT function returns a value to a variable that has not previously been assigned a length, then that variable is given the length of the first argument.

The RIGHT function returns an argument with trailing blanks moved to the start of the value. The length of the result is the same as the length of the argument.


Examples

SAS Statements Results

----+----1----+
a='Due Date  ';
b=right(a);
put a $10.;
put b $10.;
 

Due Date
  Due Date


See Also

Functions:

COMPRESS Function

LEFT Function

TRIM Function

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