The BasePlus package [ver. 1.38.0]

The BasePlus package [ver. 1.38.0]

Update to the `%rainCloudPlot()` macro, new parameter for "vertical" plots added.

Documentation updated and "cleaned".

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SHA256 digest for BasePlus: `F*209FB8198270DEAB6151CE31391A352A065B4EE2689F40433FA9550A7F4AAC18`

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README.md

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ libname NEW "%workPath()/new";
 ```
 and more.
 
-SHA256 digest for the latest version of `BasePlus`: F*8155BFE82F7833E4B0DA24D81DBDFC58463906D6032B1F0161772DADE84BE790
+SHA256 digest for the latest version of `BasePlus`: F*209FB8198270DEAB6151CE31391A352A065B4EE2689F40433FA9550A7F4AAC18
 
 [**Documentation for BasePlus**](./baseplus.md "Documentation for BasePlus")
 

baseplus.md

@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@
  *The BASE SAS plus a bunch of functionalities I am missing in BASE SAS* 
   
 - Package: BasePlus
-- Version: 1.37.0
-- Generated: 2024-03-09T13:28:58
+- Version: 1.38.0
+- Generated: 2024-03-12T14:26:19
 - Author(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com), Quentin McMullen (qmcmullen@gmail.com)
 - Maintainer(s): Bartosz Jablonski (yabwon@gmail.com)
 - License: MIT
-- File SHA256: `F*8155BFE82F7833E4B0DA24D81DBDFC58463906D6032B1F0161772DADE84BE790` for this version
-- Content SHA256: `C*7A4A85EB6C2C23E6A171DDCD8F61D7ED40E9A6751F9579DF893E148A95FFE188` for this version
+- File SHA256: `F*209FB8198270DEAB6151CE31391A352A065B4EE2689F40433FA9550A7F4AAC18` for this version
+- Content SHA256: `C*14C505C4EF488A8BE2404A692D55C8B81FC5A6075D8A35F8B6767B34ACF5E48E` for this version
   
 ---
  
-# The `BasePlus` package, version: `1.37.0`;
+# The `BasePlus` package, version: `1.38.0`;
   
 ---
  
 
-# The BasePlus package [ver. 1.37.0] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
+# The BasePlus package [ver. 1.38.0] <a name="baseplus-package"></a> ###############################################
 
 The **BasePlus** package implements useful
 functions and functionalities I miss in the BASE SAS.
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ run;
 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-**EXAMPLE 26** Downloading data from the internet to a local dirrectory:
+**EXAMPLE 26** Downloading data from the internet to a local directory:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
 %downloadFilesTo(~/directoryA)
 datalines4;
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ run;
 **EXAMPLE 27** Conditional value assignment:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
 %let x = A B C;
-%let y = %iffunc((%scan(&x.,1)=A),Stats with "A"., Does not start with "A".);
+%let y = %iffunc((%scan(&x.,1)=A),Starts with "A"., Does not start with "A".);
 %put &=y.;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ## >>> `%dedupListC()` macro: <<< <a name="deduplistc-macro"></a> #######################
 
 The `%dedupListC()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
-a *COMMA separated* list of values. List, including separators,
+a *COMMA-separated* list of values. List, including separators,
 can be no longer than a value carried by a single macro variable.
 
 Returned value is *unquoted*. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 **Arguments description**:
 
-1. `list` - A list of *comma separated* values. 
+1. `list` - A list of *comma-separated* values. 
 
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ## >>> `%dedupListP()` macro: <<< <a name="deduplistp-macro"></a> #######################
 
 The `%dedupListP()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
-a *PIPE(`|`) separated* list of values. List, including separators,
+a *PIPE(`|`)-separated* list of values. List, including separators,
 can be no longer than a value carried by a single macro variable.
 
 Returned value is *unquoted*. Leading and trailing spaces are ignored.
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 **Arguments description**:
 
-1. `list` - A list of *pipe separated* values. 
+1. `list` - A list of *pipe-separated* values. 
 
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ## >>> `%dedupListS()` macro: <<< <a name="deduplists-macro"></a> #######################
 
 The `%dedupListS()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
-a *SPACE separated* list of values. List, including separators,
+a *SPACE-separated* list of values. List, including separators,
 can be no longer than a value carried by a single macro variable.
 
 Returned value is *unquoted*.
@@ -650,13 +650,13 @@ The `%dedupListS()` macro executes like a pure macro code.
 The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
 %dedupListS(
- list of space separated values
+ list of space-separated values
 )
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 **Arguments description**:
 
-1. `list` - A list of *space separated* values. 
+1. `list` - A list of *space-separated* values. 
 
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ## >>> `%dedupListX()` macro: <<< <a name="deduplistx-macro"></a> #######################
 
 The `%dedupListX()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
-a *X separated* list of values, where the `X` represents 
+a *X-separated* list of values, where the `X` represents 
 a *single character* separator. List, including separators, 
 can be no longer than a value carried by a single macro variable.
 
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ XlistXofXxXseparatedXvalues
 
 **Arguments description**:
 
-1. `list` - A list of *X separated* values. 
+1. `list` - A list of *X-separated* values. 
 
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ and subdirectories of a given `root` directory.
 
 The extracted info may be just a list of files and subdirectories or, if 
 the `details=` parameter is set to 1, additional operating system information 
-is extracted (information is OSS dependent and gives different results for Linux 
+is extracted (information is OS-dependent and gives different results for Linux 
 and for Windows)
 
 The extracted info can be narrowed down to files (`keepFiles=1`) or to 
@@ -1093,12 +1093,12 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   %put *%str(%')%bquote(%getVars(sashelp.class,sep=''))%str(%')*;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
- c) coma separated double quote list:
+ c) comma-separated double quote list:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
   %put *"%getVars(sashelp.class,sep=%str(", "))"*;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
- d) coma separated single quote list:
+ d) comma-separated single quote list:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
   %put *%str(%')%getVars(sashelp.class,sep=', ')%str(%')*;
   %let x = %str(%')%getVars(sashelp.class,sep=', ')%str(%');
@@ -1163,12 +1163,12 @@ a) one single or double qiote:
   %put *%QgetVars(sashelp.class,quote='')*;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
- c) coma separated double quote list:
+ c) comma-separated double quote list:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
   %put *%getVars(sashelp.class,sep=%str(,),quote=%str(%"))*;
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
- d) coma separated single quote list:
+ d) comma-separated single quote list:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
   %let x = %getVars(sashelp.class,sep=%str(,),quote=%str(%'));
   %put &=x.;
@@ -1546,8 +1546,8 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 )
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The text string is concider as *"only dataset name"*, i.e. macro does not 
-assume it contain library as prefix or data set options as sufix.
+The text string is consider as *"only dataset name"*, i.e. macro does not 
+assume it contain library as prefix or data set options as suffix.
 See the `%LDSN()` macro for comparison.
 
 ---
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ## >>> `%QdedupListX()` macro: <<< <a name="qdeduplistx-macro"></a> #######################
 
 The `%QdedupListX()` macro deletes duplicated values from 
-a *X separated* list of values, where the `X` represents 
+a *X-separated* list of values, where the `X` represents 
 a *single character* separator. List, including separators, 
 can be no longer than a value carried by a single macro variable.
 
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ XlistXofXxXseparatedXvalues
 
 **Arguments description**:
 
-1. `list` - A list of *X separated* values. 
+1. `list` - A list of *X-separated* values. 
 
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
@@ -1910,9 +1910,9 @@ See examples in `%getVars()` help for the details.
 
 The zipEvalf() and QzipEvalf() macro functions
 allow to use a function on elements of pair of 
-space separated lists. 
+space-separated lists. 
 
-For two space separated lists of text strings the corresponding 
+For two space-separated lists of text strings the corresponding 
 elements are taken and the macro applies a function, provided by user, 
 to calculate result of the function on taken elements. 
 
@@ -1944,9 +1944,9 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 **Arguments description**:
 
-1. `first`         - *Required*, a space separated list of texts.
+1. `first`         - *Required*, a space-separated list of texts.
 
-2. `second`        - *Required*, a space separated list of texts.
+2. `second`        - *Required*, a space-separated list of texts.
 
 * `function = cat` - *Optional*, default value is `cat`, 
                      a function which will be applied 
@@ -1963,18 +1963,18 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 * `argBf =`        - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                      arguments of the function inserted
                      *before* elements the first list.
-                     If multiple should be comma separated.
+                     If multiple should be comma-separated.
 
 * `argMd =`        - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                      arguments of the function inserted
                      *between* elements the first list and 
                      the second list.
-                     If multiple should be comma separated.
+                     If multiple should be comma-separated.
 
 * `argAf =`        - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                      arguments of the function inserted
                      *after* elements the second list.
-                     If multiple should be comma separated.
+                     If multiple should be comma-separated.
 
 * `format=`        - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                      indicates a format which should be used
@@ -1995,8 +1995,8 @@ See examples in `%zipEvalf()` help for the details.
  
 ## >>> `%RainCloudPlot()` macro: <<< <a name="raincloudplot-macro"></a> #######################  
 
-The RainCloudPlot() macro allow to plot Rain Cloud plots, i.e. pots of 
-kernel density estimates, jitter data values, and box-and-whiskers plot.
+The RainCloudPlot() macro allow to plot Rain Cloud plots, i.e. 
+plots of kernel density estimates, jitter data values, and box-and-whiskers plot.
 
 See examples below for the details.
 
@@ -2174,6 +2174,12 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
                          By default only the: `width=`, `height=`, and `antialiasmax=`
                          are modified.
 
+* `vertical`           - *Optional*, default value is `0`.
+                         Set value to `1` to plot "clouds & boxes" vertically.
+                         **NOTE:** *Before setting the parameter to `1`, first
+                         prepare the plot in the "horizontal" version since all
+                         other parameters assume that orientation(!) and then are 
+                         converted accordingly.*
 
 ***Stat related options***:
 
@@ -2222,10 +2228,10 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
   Use the `%str()` or `%nrstr()` macro-function to handle special characters.
   The `%unquote()` is used when resolving the parameter.
 
-* The `catLabels` and `xLabels` should be quoted comma separated lists enclosed with brackets, 
+* The `catLabels` and `xLabels` should be quoted comma-separated lists enclosed with brackets, 
   e.g. `catLabels=("Continent of Origin", "Car Type")`, see Example below.
 
-* The `catLabelAttrs` and `xLabelAttrs` should be space separated lists of `key=value` pairs,
+* The `catLabelAttrs` and `xLabelAttrs` should be space-separated lists of `key=value` pairs,
   e.g. `xLabelAttrs=size=12 color=Pink weight=bold`, see Example below.
 
 * Kernel density estimates and basic statistics are calculated with `PROC UNIVARIATE`.
@@ -2236,6 +2242,10 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 * SAS notes (`NOTE:`) are disabled for the execution time.
 
+* Before setting the `vertical=` parameter to `1`, first prepare the plot 
+  in the "horizontal" version since all other parameters assume that orientation(!) 
+  and then are converted accordingly.
+
 * List of predefined colours is: 
   `BlueViolet`, `RoyalBlue`, `OliveDrab`, `Gold`, `HotPink`, `Crimson`,  
   `MediumPurple`, `CornflowerBlue`, `YellowGreen`, `Goldenrod`, `Orchid`, `IndianRed`.
@@ -2389,6 +2399,35 @@ The output can be seen in the `md` file.
 The output can be seen in the `md` file.
 ![Example 3](./baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex3.png)
 
+
+**EXAMPLE 4.** Rain Cloud plot for `sashelp.cars` dataset
+               with groups by Drive Train for Weight (LBS) 
+               variable ploted "vertically":
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
+
+  %RainCloudPlot(
+    sashelp.cars
+  , DriveTrain
+  , Weight 
+  , HeightPX=400 
+  , colorslist=Red Green Blue
+  , y2axisLevels=5
+  , catLabels=("DriveTrain")
+  , xLabels="Weight (LBS)"
+  , xLabelAttrs=size=12 color=Black weight=bold
+  , y2axisLines=1
+  , vscale=percent
+  , vscalemax=50
+  , vertical = 1
+  , title = %nrstr(title1 J=C HEIGHT=3 "The VERTICAL plotting is cool, ...";)
+  , footnote = %nrstr(footnote1 J=L HEIGHT=2 "... isn't it?";)
+  )
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The output can be seen in the `md` file.
+![Example 4](./baseplus_RainCloudPlot_Ex4.png)
+
 ---
 
   
@@ -2722,7 +2761,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 ## >>> `%unzipArch()` macro: <<< <a name="unziparch-macro"></a> #######################  
 
 The unzipArch() macro allows to unzip content of a ZIP archive. 
-Macro is OS independent, the `XCMD` option is not required.
+Macro is OS-independent, the `XCMD` option is not required.
 
 The `dlCreateDir` option is used under the hood.
 
@@ -2955,7 +2994,7 @@ run;
 ## >>> `%zipArch()` macro: <<< <a name="ziparch-macro"></a> #######################  
 
 The zipArch() macro allows to ZIP content of a directory. 
-Macro is OS independent, the `XCMD` option is not required.
+Macro is OS-independent, the `XCMD` option is not required.
 
 Content of zipped archive can be listed in the log.
 
@@ -3092,9 +3131,9 @@ run;
 
 The zipEvalf() and QzipEvalf() macro functions
 allow to use a function on elements of pair of 
-space separated lists. 
+space-separated lists. 
 
-For two space separated lists of text strings the corresponding 
+For two space-separated lists of text strings the corresponding 
 elements are taken and the macro applies a function, provided by user, 
 to calculate result of the function on taken elements. 
 
@@ -3126,9 +3165,9 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 **Arguments description**:
 
-1. `first`         - *Required*, a space separated list of texts.
+1. `first`         - *Required*, a space-separated list of texts.
 
-2. `second`        - *Required*, a space separated list of texts.
+2. `second`        - *Required*, a space-separated list of texts.
 
 * `function = cat` - *Optional*, default value is `cat`, 
                      a function which will be applied 
@@ -3145,18 +3184,18 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 * `argBf =`        - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                      arguments of the function inserted
                      *before* elements the first list.
-                     If multiple should be comma separated.
+                     If multiple should be comma-separated.
 
 * `argMd =`        - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                      arguments of the function inserted
                      *between* elements the first list and 
                      the second list.
-                     If multiple should be comma separated.
+                     If multiple should be comma-separated.
 
 * `argAf =`        - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                      arguments of the function inserted
                      *after* elements the second list.
-                     If multiple should be comma separated.
+                     If multiple should be comma-separated.
 
 * `format=`        - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                      indicates a format which should be used
@@ -5759,7 +5798,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 
 1. `number`       - *Optional*, default value is empty,
                     indicates numbers of titles to be extracted.
-                    Space separated list is expected.
+                    Space-separated list is expected.
                     If empty or `_ALL_` extract all non-missing.
 
 *. `type`         - *Optional*, default value is `T`.
@@ -5918,7 +5957,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 **EXAMPLE 4.** Macro-Functions works too:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
   %let x = A B C;
-  %put %iffunc((%scan(&x.,1)=A),Stats with "A"., Does not start with "A".);
+  %put %iffunc((%scan(&x.,1)=A),Starts with "A"., Does not start with "A".);
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 
@@ -6126,7 +6165,7 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
  
 ### EXAMPLES AND USECASES: ####################################################
 
-**EXAMPLE 1.** Space separated list of capital letters from A to Z:
+**EXAMPLE 1.** Space-separated list of capital letters from A to Z:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~sas
   %put %letters(1:26:1);
 
@@ -6624,9 +6663,9 @@ The basic syntax is the following, the `<...>` means optional parameters:
 **Arguments description**:
 
 1. `list`       - *Required*, a list of elements to be repeated.
-                  List can be space or comma separated. 
+                  List can be space or comma-separated. 
                   Elements can be in quotes.
-                  For comma separated list add brackets 
+                  For comma-separated list add brackets 
                   e.g., `%repList((A,B,C,D),times=5)`.
                   The list separators are: `<{[( ,;)]}>`.