Scripting Guide - SAS

Appendix A JSL Syntax Reference 567
Character Functions
Hex To Number(string)
Description
Converts the quoted hexadecimal string to its character equivalent, using the specified encoding, if
provided. The default value for encoding is "utf-8".
Example
Hex To Number("80");
128
Note
16-digit hexadecimal numbers are converted as IEEE 754 64-bit floating point numbers.
Insert(source, item, )
Insert(source, key, value)
Description
Inserts a new item into the source at the given position. If position is not given, item is added
to the end.
For an associative array: Adds the key into the source associative array and assigns value to it. If the
key exists in source already, its value is overwritten with the new value.
Arguments
source A string, list, expression, or associative array.
item or key Any value to be placed within source. For an associative array, key might or might
not be present in source.
position Optional numeric value that specifies the position in source to place the item into.
value A value to assign to the key.
Insert Into(source, item, )
Insert Into(source, key, value)
Description
Inserts a new item into the source at the given position in place. The source must be an L-value.
Arguments
source A variable that contains a string, list, expression, or associative array.
item or key Any value to be placed within source. For an associative array, key might or might not
be present in source.
position Optional numeric value that specifies the position in source to place the item into.
value A value to assign to the key.
Item(n, string, )
Description
Extracts the nth word from a quoted string according to the quoted string delimiters given. The
default delimiter is space. If you include a third argument, any and all characters in that argument are
taken to be delimiters.