SAS 9.1 Language Reference Dictionary, Volumes 1, 2 and 3
Returns the position of a character in the ASCII or EBCDIC collating sequence
Category: Character
See: RANK Function in the documentation for your operating environment.
Syntax
RANK ( x )
Arguments
x
-
specifies a character expression.
Details
The RANK function returns an integer that represents the position of the first character in the character expression. The result depends on your operating environment.
Examples
| SAS Statements | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| ASCII | EBCDIC | |
|
n=rank('A'); put n; |
65 |
193 |
See Also
Functions:
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'BYTE Function' on page 334
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'COLLATE Function' on page 443