Scripting Guide - SAS

72 JSL Building Blocks Chapter 5
JSL Syntax Rules
Semicolons
• Parentheses also mark the end of a function name, even when arguments are not needed. For example,
the Pi function has no arguments. However, the parentheses are required so that JMP can identify Pi as
a function.
Pi();
Note: Be careful that parentheses match. Every ( needs a ), or errors result.
The script editor can match fences (parentheses, brackets, and braces). Press CTRL-] (COMMAND-b on
Macintosh) with your cursor in any part of a script. The editor searches for fences, highlighting the text
between the first set of opening and closing fences that it finds. Repeat this process to highlight the
next-higher fence. See “Match Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces” on page 51 in the “Scripting Tools” chapter
for an example.
Expressions separated by a semicolon are evaluated in succession, returning the result of the last expression.
In the following code, 0 is assigned to the variable i and then 2 is assigned the variable j.
i=0;
j=2;
You can also use semicolons to join arguments that are separated by commas as shown in the following If()
expression.
If(x