The BasePlus package [ver. 2.3.0]

# The BasePlus package [ver. 2.3.0]

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### Changes:

Update in macros:
- `%getVars()` and `%QgetVars()`

    - New *optional* parameter `nlit=`. Introduced to improve `validvarname=ANY` handling. Indicates if the `NLITERAL()` function should be executed to cover spacial characters. Default value is `0`.
    - Code simplification for the `mcArray=` parameter case.
    - Situation when the `%getVars()` macro is called with `mcArray=` in `%put` or `%let` statements is handled more gracefully.

- `%zipEvalf()` and `%QzipEvalf()`

    - If the list contains quoted blanks, they are respected now, i.e. `a "b c"` are considered 2 strings, `a` and `b c`.

See documentation for details.

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README.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ libname NEW "%workPath()/new";
 ```
 and more.
 
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 [**Documentation for BasePlus**](./baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
 

baseplus.md

@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@
 ### Version information:
   
 - Package: BasePlus
-- Version: 2.1.0
-- Generated: 2024-09-09T12:55:04
+- Version: 2.3.0
+- Generated: 2025-08-04T14:12:30
 - Author(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com), Quentin McMullen (qmcmullen@gmail.com)
 - Maintainer(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - License: MIT
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-# The `BasePlus` package, version: `2.1.0`;
+# The `BasePlus` package, version: `2.3.0`;
   
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-# The BasePlus package [ver. 2.1.0] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
+# The BasePlus package [ver. 2.3.0] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
 
 The **BasePlus** package implements useful
 functions and functionalities I miss in the BASE SAS.
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation pr
  
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
  
-*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20240711`*
+*SAS package generated by SAS Package Framework, version `20250729`*
  
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
  
@@ -989,7 +989,12 @@ The QgetVars() returns quoted value [by %superq()].
 
 See examples below for the details.
 
-The `%getVars()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+When `mcArray=` is not used the `%getVars()` macro executes like 
+a pure macro code. When `mcArray=` is not null (creation of a
+macro variable array is requested) them a single semicolon is returned.
+
+When `validvarname=ANY` in set special care should be kept.
+See dedicated examples below.
 
 ### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
 
@@ -1003,6 +1008,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
  <,quote=>
  <,mcArray=> 
  <,ignoreCases>
+ <,nlit=>
 )
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -1025,23 +1031,32 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 * `mcArray=`         - *Optional*, default value is blank.
                        1) When *null* - the macro behaves like a macro function 
-                          and returns a text string with variables list.
-                       2) When *not null* - behaviour of the macro is altered.
+                          and ban be used in the `%put` or `%let=` statements.
+                          The returned text is a string with variables list.
+                       2) When *not null* - behavior of the macro is altered.
                           In such case a macro array of selected variables, named 
                           with `mcArray` value as a prefix, is created.
                           Furthermore a macro named as `mcArray` value is generated.
                           (see the macroArray package for the details).
                           When `mcArray=` parameter is active the `getVars` macro 
-                          cannot be called within the `%put` statement. Execution like: 
-                           `%put %getVars(..., mcArray=XXX);` will result with  
-                          an Explicit & Radical Refuse Of Run (aka ERROR).
+                          should not be called within the `%put` or `%let=` statements. 
+                          A single semicolon is produced as the macro result, hence
+                          execution like: `%put %getVars(..., mcArray=XXX) some text;` 
+                          will result with an Explicit & Radical Refuse Of Run (aka ERROR).
 
-* `ignoreCases=`     - *Optional*, default value is 1.  
+* `ignoreCases=`     - *Optional*, default value is 1.
                         Indicates if search should be case insensitive.
 
+* `nlit=`            - *Optional*, default value is 0.
+                        Introduced to improve `validvarname=ANY` handling.
+                        Indicates if the `NLITERAL()` function should be 
+                        executed to cover spacial characters.
+
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
 
+**When `validvarname=` option is _not_ `ANY`.** 
+
 **EXAMPLE 1.** A list of all variables from the 
                sashelp.class dataset:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
@@ -1267,6 +1282,44 @@ run;
   %put %do_over(XYZ);
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+**When the `validvarname=ANY` option is set.** 
+
+**EXAMPLE 12.** Get all variables and handle special characters.
+                Without `nlit=1` the code will fail.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  options validvarname = any;
+  data varnameANY;
+    set sashelp.class(obs=3);
+
+    'A&B'n=42;
+    'space name'n=101;
+    '2025-08'n=234;
+    '2025%09'n=235;
+    "2025'10"n=236;
+    '2025"11'n=237;
+  run; 
+
+  %put %getVars(varnameANY, nlit=1);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 13.** Create macro variable array ABC for all variables.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %getVars(varnameANY, mcArray=ABC, nlit=1);
+  %put %ABC(1) %ABC(6) %ABC(7) %ABC(11);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 14.** Get only variables with illegal characters in names.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %let notV7compliant = %getVars(varnameANY, pattern=[^a-z0-9_], nlit=1);
+  %put &notV7compliant.;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 14.** Print variables starting with a digit.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+  %put %getVars(varnameANY, pattern=^\d, nlit=1);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
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@@ -1929,6 +1982,11 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 * `ignoreCases=`     - *Optional*, default value is 1.  
                         Indicates if search should be case insensitive.
 
+* `nlit=`            - *Optional*, default value is 0.
+                        Introduced to improve `validvarname=ANY` handling.
+                        Indicates if the `NLITERAL()` function should be 
+                        executed to cover spacial characters.
+
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
 
@@ -6395,7 +6453,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 3. `false` - *Required*, value returned when condition is false.
 
-4 `v=`     - *Optional*, v for verbose. If set to `1` extra notes
+* `v=`     - *Optional*, v for verbose. If set to `1` extra notes
               are printed.
 ---
 
@@ -7598,7 +7656,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
  
 # License <a name="license"></a> ######
  
-Copyright (c) 2020 - 2024 Bartosz Jablonski
+Copyright (c) 2020 - 2025 Bartosz Jablonski
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal