A SAS array is a temporary grouping of variables that exists only for the duration of the DATA step in which it is defined. An array is identified by a single, unique name. The variables in the array ...

Later in the DATA step, when you want to process the variables in the array, you can refer to a variable by either its name or its array reference. For example, the names Reference and books{1} are ...

You can define initial values for the elements of a static array by listing the initial values in parentheses following the list of element names in the DECLARE or ARRAY statements. Commas are ...

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