sas SAS Formats Custom Formats
Example
Custom formats, also known as user defined formats, can be created and used like any other default formats.
/*Create new character format for state variables*/
PROC FORMAT;
VALUE $statef 'CA' = 'California'
'MA' = 'Massachusetts'
'NY' = 'New York';
/*Once created, you can use your custom format in PROC and DATA steps*/
PROC PRINT DATA=table;
FORMAT state-var $statef.;
RUN;
The variable state-var will be printed according to the new format. For example, the value 'CA' will be printed as 'California'. If a value was not formatted, such as 'CT', then that value will be printed as it appears in the data set.
