KVERIFY Function

Returns the position of the first character that is unique to an expression.
Category: DBCS
Tip: See VERIFY Function in SAS Functions and CALL Routines: Reference

Syntax

KVERIFY(source,excerpt-1<,…excerpt-n> )

Required Arguments

source
specifies any SAS character expression.
excerpt
specifies any SAS character expression. If you specify more than one excerpt, separate them with a comma.

Details

See Internationalization Compatibility for SAS String Functions for restrictions and more information.
The KVERIFY function returns the position of the first character in source that is not present in any excerpt. If KVERIFY finds every character in source in at least one excerpt, it returns a 0.