I don't think string scalars can be returned in r(). But this doesn't
matter because macros can. Your function should be:
void function my_test() {
st_global("r(my_name)" ,"my_value")
}
-help mata st_numscalar()- should be more clear about this.
ben
On 8/25/07, Sergiy Radyakin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Statalisters,
>
> I want to return a string among the r() values from a Mata function.
>
> According to the manual, the following function is to be used in this case:
> st_strscalar(string scalar name, string value)
> (see help st_numscalar)
>
> The manual says that "1. All functions allow name to be ... r() scalar
> such as r(mean)"
>
> It does not seem to work however. The following is what happened:
> **-------------1------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> : mata clear
> : void function my_test() {
> > st_strscalar("r(my_name)" ,"my_value")
> > }
> : my_test()
> st_strscalar(): 3300 argument out of range
> my_test(): - function returned error
> <istmt>: - function returned error
> r(3300);
>
> As an alternative, I tried to store my string value to a local via st_local:
> **-------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> : mata clear
> : void function my_test() {
> > st_local("r(my_name)" ,"my_value")
> > }
> : my_test()
> _r(my_name) invalid name
> st_local(): 3300 argument out of range
> my_test(): - function returned error
> <istmt>: - function returned error
> r(3300);
>
> Finally, to make sure the problem is related to strings I tried the numbers:
> **-------------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> : mata clear
> : void function my_test() {
> > st_numscalar("r(my_name)" ,123)
> > }
> : end
> . mata my_test()
> . return list
> scalars:
> r(my_name) = 123
> **--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> My question is: does st_strscalar() work as described in the manual? Can
> anyone provide an example, please?
>
> If it does not work or serves a different purpose, what is a way to
> return strings
> as r() values from Mata? (I know I can write to local or global
> macros, this is not
> an issue here, I want to write to r()).
>
> Thank you,
> Sergiy Radyakin
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