Using JMP - SAS

Appendix B Formula Functions Reference 403
Character Functions
Concat ||
Concatenates character strings to produce a new string with the function’s second character argument
appended to the first. For example, "Dr." || " " || name produces a new string consisting of the title Dr.
followed by a space and the contents of the name string. (See also “Concat Items” on page 406.)
Contains
Returns the numeric position within the first argument of the first instance of the second argument, if it
exists. The second argument can contain one ore more characters. If the second argument does not exist,
Contains returns a zero. For example, Contains("Veronica Layman", "ay") evaluates as 11. Contains("Lillie
Layman", "L") evaluates as 1. The third argument is optional and is a numeric value that specifies the
starting position. If offset is negative, Contains searches backward from offset from the end of the string.
Munger
Computes new character strings from existing strings by inserting or deleting characters. It can also produce
substrings, calculate indices, and perform other tasks depending on how you specify its arguments. The
Munger function treats uppercase and lowercase letters as different characters.
Text is a character expression. Munger applies the other three arguments to this string to compute a result.
Offset is a numeric expression indicating the starting position to search in the string. If Offset is greater than
the position of the first instance of the find argument, the first instance is disregarded.
Find/Length is a character or numeric expression. Use a character string as search criterion, or use a positive
integer to return that number of consecutive characters starting from the Offset position. If you specify a
negative integer as the Length value, Munger returns all characters from the Offset through to the end of
the string.
Replace (optional argument) can be a string or unspecified. If it is a string and the Find/Offset value is
numeric, Munger replaces the search criterion with the Replace string to form the result. If the Find/Offset
value is numeric and no string is specified, Munger calculates a substring. If the Find/Length value is a
character string, Munger always returns the numeric offset, disregarding the Replace value if it exists. To
insert the Replace argument, click any argument in the Munger function and then click the insert button.
Use the delete key on your keyboard or the delete button ( ) on the Formula Editor keypad to remove the
Replace argument.
Lowercase, Uppercase
The Lowercase function converts any uppercase character found in its argument to the equivalent
lowercase character. For example, Lowercase("VERONICA LAYMAN") evaluates as veronica layman. The
Uppercase function converts any lowercase character found in its argument to the equivalent uppercase
character. For example, Uppercase("Veronica Layman") evaluates as VERONICA LAYMAN.
Length
Calculates the length of its argument. For example, Length("Veronica") evaluates as 8. If the argument is
• a string, length returns the number of characters;