PTRLONGADD Function
Returns the pointer address as a character variable
on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
Syntax
Required Arguments
pointer
is a character constant,
variable, or expression that specifies the pointer address.
amount
is a numeric constant,
variable, or expression that specifies the amount to add to the address.
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amount can be a
negative number.
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Details
The PTRLONGADD
function performs pointer arithmetic and returns a pointer address
as a character string.
Example
The following
example returns the pointer address for the variable Z.
data _null_;
x='ABCDE';
y=ptrlongadd(addrlong(x),2);
z=peekclong(y,1);
put z=;
run;
The output
from the SAS log is:
z=C