Functions for NLS

KCOMPRESS Function

Removes specified characters from a character expression.

Category:	DBCS
Restriction:	I18N Level 2
Tip:	Non-DBCS equivalent function is COMPARE in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.

Syntax
Arguments
See Also

Syntax

KCOMPRESS(source,<characters-to-remove>)

Arguments

source

specifies a character expression that contains the characters to be removed. When only source is specified, KCOMPRESS returns this expression with all of the single and double-byte blanks removed.

characters-to-remove

specifies the character or characters that KCOMPRESS removes from the character expression.

Note: If characters-to-remove is omitted, KCOMPRESS removes all blanks. [cautionend]

Tip:	Enclose a literal string of characters in quotation marks.