r_sum(C;S)
Returns the sum of values across a given set of columns.
Function type
Vector only
Syntax
r_sum(C;S)
Input
Argument | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
C |
any numeric type | A space- or comma-separated list of column names
If N/A values in |
S |
integer | A boolean column or an expression in
rcv_ /rcn_ /rct_ which determines
whether or not that column is selected to be included in the calculation. See System variables for more information about
rcv_ /rcn_ /rct_ .If
|
Return Value
For each row of the table, r_sum
returns a decimal value corresponding to
the sum of the non-N/A values in the columns specified by C
.
If all the values in the columns specified by C
are N/A, the result is
0.
Sample Usage
c1 |
c2 |
c3 |
c4 |
r_sum(;) |
r_sum(c1 c2;) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 |
NA | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 |
Example
In the following example, the column this_and_that
displays the results of
adding the values in the columns thisone
and thatone
. The
column all_that
displays the results of adding the values in all the
columns that begin with "that", which in this example are thatone
and
thatotherone
.
<table cols="thisone,thatone,thatotherone"> 1,2,3; 4,5,6; 7,8,9; </table> <willbe name="this_and_that" value="r_sum(thisone thatone;)"/> <willbe name="all_that" value="r_sum('that*';)"/>