The BasePlus package [ver. 1.30.0]

The BasePlus package [ver. 1.30.0]

- new macro `%repList()` added
- doc. updated

SHA256 digest: `F*B91771D45C781B6806DBB44A3B491A0784D7698B9F3BBBE1A86EE5594834315F`

README.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ libname NEW "%workPath()/new";
 ```
 and more.
 
-SHA256 digest for the latest version of `BasePlus`: F*2FE68DD9B3692B9D46EF85B82F63C7E65010BF9E89D670FD1779F4670FA03F31
+SHA256 digest for the latest version of `BasePlus`: F*B91771D45C781B6806DBB44A3B491A0784D7698B9F3BBBE1A86EE5594834315F
 
 [**Documentation for BasePlus**](./baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
 

baseplus.md

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   * [`%bpPIPE()` macro](#bppipe-macro)
   * [`%dirsAndFiles()` macro](#dirsandfiles-macro)
   * [`%repeatTxt()` macro](#repeattxt-macro)
+  * [`%repList()` macro](#replist-macro)
   * [`%intsList()` macro](#intslist-macro)
   * [`%letters()` macro](#letters-macro)
   * [`%splitDSIntoBlocks()` macro](#splitdsintoblocks-macro)
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
   
 ---
 
-# The BasePlus package [ver. 1.29.1] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
+# The BasePlus package [ver. 1.30.0] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
 
 The **BasePlus** package implements useful
 functions and functionalities I miss in the BASE SAS.
@@ -309,6 +310,33 @@ run;
   run;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+**EXAMPLE 22** Repeating texts and lists:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+options mprint;
+
+data work.A;
+  x=17;
+data work.B;
+  x=42;
+data work.C;
+  x=303;
+run;
+
+data work.test5;
+  set 
+   %repeatTxt(work.A work.B work.C, 5) 
+    ;
+run;
+
+
+data Times2_A3B4C5;
+  set
+    %repList(work.A work.B work.C, times = 2, each = 3 4 5)
+  ;
+run;
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 ---
 
 Package contains: 
@@ -375,9 +403,11 @@ Package contains:
 61.  macro        letters
 62.  macro        libpath
 63.  macro        minclude
-64.  macro        translate
-65.  macro        tranwrd
-66.  macro        workpath
+64.  macro        replist
+65.  macro        translate
+66.  macro        tranwrd
+67.  macro        workpath
+
 
 
 
@@ -388,7 +418,7 @@ localization (only if additional content was deployed during the installation pr
 * SAS package generated by generatePackage, version 20230905 *
 
 The SHA256 hash digest for package BasePlus: 
-`F*2FE68DD9B3692B9D46EF85B82F63C7E65010BF9E89D670FD1779F4670FA03F31` 
+`F*B91771D45C781B6806DBB44A3B491A0784D7698B9F3BBBE1A86EE5594834315F` 
 
 ---
 # Content description ############################################################################################
@@ -4399,6 +4429,118 @@ run;
 
 ---
 
+## >>> `%repList()` macro: <<< <a name="replist-macro"></a> #######################
+
+The repList() macro function allows to repeat `T`
+times elements of a `L` list, possibly `E` times each element,
+separated by string `S`.
+
+See examples below for the details.
+
+The `%repList()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
+
+### SYNTAX: ###################################################################
+
+The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%repList(
+   list
+ <,times=>
+ <,each=>
+ <,lenghtOut=>
+ <,sep=>
+)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**Arguments description**:
+
+1. `list`       - *Required*, a list of elements to be repeated.
+                  List can be space or comma separated. 
+                  Elements can be in quotes.
+                  For comma separated list add brackets 
+                  e.g., `%repList((A,B,C,D),times=5)`.
+                  The list separators are: `<{[( ,;)]}>`.
+
+*  `times=`     - *Optional*, An integer indicating 
+                  the number of repetitions.
+                  By default set to `1`.
+
+
+*  `each=`      - *Optional*, A list of integers indicating 
+                  the number of repetitions of each element of the list
+                  e.g., for a list `A B C` and the `each=2 4` the result 
+                  is `A A B B B B C C`. If the number of integers is less
+                  then the length of the list values are recycled from 
+                  the beginning.
+                  By default set to `1`.
+
+*  `lenghtOut=` - *Optional*, An integer indicating 
+                  after what the number of repetitions process will stop.
+                  By default set to `0` which means "do not stop".
+
+*  `sep=`       - *Optional*, it is a separator printed between 
+                  repeated elements. Mnemonics for *space* is `s`,
+                  for *comma* is `c`, and for semicolon in `q`.
+                  Default value is a single space.
+
+
+### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
+
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Simple repetition of all elements:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put %repList((A,B,C,D), times=3);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 2.** Simple repetition of each element:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put %repList(("A",'B',"C",'D'), each=3);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 3.** Simple repetition with a separator:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put %repList(A10;B20;C30, times=3, each=2, sep=Q);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 4.** Recycle elements up to 8 with a comma as a separator:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put %repList(1 2 3, lenghtOut=8, sep=c);
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 5.** Separate number of repetitions for each element:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put [%repList([D][C][B][A], each = 2 3 5 7, sep=] [)];
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**EXAMPLE 6.** "ASCII art" butterflies:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+%put {>%repList(! $ |, times = 2, each =2 1, sep=<} ... {>)<};
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+**EXAMPLE 7.** Data repeating:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+data A;
+  x=17;
+data B;
+  x=42;
+data C;
+  x=303;
+run;
+
+data Times2_A10B11C12;
+  set
+    %repList(A B C, times = 2, each =10 11 12)
+  ;
+run;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+---
+
+
 ## >>> `%intsList()` macro: <<< <a name="intslist-macro"></a> #######################  
 
 The intsList() macro function allows to print a list of