pick(X;L)
Returns the item in a specified list at the position denoted by the given value.
Syntax
pick(X;L)
Input
Argument | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
X |
integer | The position within the list L A scalar value or the name of a column |
L | any | A space or comma-separated list of values All of the values in
|
Return Value
Returns the X
th item in the list L
.
If X
is greater than the number of items in L
, the result
is N/A.
Sample Usage
X |
L |
pick(X;L) |
---|---|---|
2 | 10 20 30 | 20 |
2 | 'a' 'bb' 'ccc' | 'bb' |
4 | 1.1 1.2 1.3 | NA |
2 | 'a' '' 'ccc' | '' |