RETAIN

本文重点：

• 指定希望保留其值的变量名、变量列表或数组名。
• 使用RETIAN,INPUT在每次循环执行时保留上一次PDV中的变量值。

语法：

• Form 1:

RETAIN;

• Form 2:

RETAIN column-list;

• Form 3:

RETAIN column-list < constant-value >;

• Form 4:

RETAIN column-list ( < constant-value > … < constant-value > );
< constant-value >::=
bit_constant
| hex_constant
| floating_constant
| decimal_constant
| sas_missing_value
| integer_constant
| string_constant
| null
| DATE character_constant
| TIME character_constant
| TIMESTAMP character_constant

• Form 5:

RETAIN vararray;