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ADDR

ADDR

Returns the memory address of a variable

Category: Special

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

ADDR(variable)

Arguments

variable
specifies a variable name.

Details

The return value is always numeric. Because the storage location of a variable may vary from one execution to the next, based on many factors, the value returned by ADDR may vary. This function is used mostly in combination with the PEEK and PEEKC functions and the POKE CALL routine.

Examples

The following example returns the address at which the variable FIRST is stored: 


data numlist;
   first=3;
   x=addr(first);
run;
See Also

Functions:

PEEK
PEEKC

CALL Routine:

CALL POKE


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