GetAnswer

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GetAnswer

Returns a specified category in a category list.

Syntax

GetAnswer(Val, Index)

Parameters

Val

Type: Categorical

Categorical value.

Index

Type: Long

Position of category to retrieve from Val, starting from 0.

(return)

Type: Categorical

The category at the requested position in Val, if found, or an empty Categorical value if it is not found.

Remarks

If the current value is NULL, Val is an empty Categorical value ({}) and the return value is also an empty Categorical value.

Examples

Function call	Q1	Index	Result
GetAnswer(Q1, Index)	{5,1,6,3,2,4}	0	{5}
Q1.GetAnswer(Index)	{5,1,6,3,2,4}	3	{3}

The following example tests whether the Fossils category is in the first position in the list of responses stored for each respondent in the remember multiple response variable:

remember.GetAnswer(0) = {FOSSILS}

For an example on using GetAnswer in SQL queries, see I want to use the Data Model to access data, but I am used to SPSS-style data. Can you give me an overview?.