Scripting Guide - SAS

Chapter 4 Scripting Tools 51
Using the Script Editor
To turn off function tooltips, deselect Preferences > Script Editor > Show Operator Tips.
Example of a Tooltip for a JSL Variable
1. Enter and run the following line in a script window:
my_variable = 8;
2. Hover over the variable name after you run the line.
A tooltip shows the name of the variable and its value: 8.
3. Enter and run the following line:
my_variable = "eight";
4. Hover over the variable name after you run the line.
A tooltip shows the name of the variable and its value: “eight”.
Match Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces
The script editor helps you match fences (or parentheses, square brackets, and curly braces) in the following
ways:
• The matching closing fence is added when you type an opening fence.
• When you place your cursor next to either an opening or closing fence, the fence and its match are
highlighted in blue. If the fence does not have a match, it is highlighted in red.
• If you double-click a fence, everything between the matching fence is selected (including the fences).
• If you put your cursor within an expression and press CTRL-] on Windows (COMMAND-B on
Macintosh), the entire expression is selected. Fences that enclose the expression are included. Repeat this
process to highlight the next-higher expression. Figure 4.5 shows an example.
Figure 4.5 Each Step in Matching Fences