com.stata.sfi
Class Macro

java.lang.Object
  com.stata.sfi.Macro

public final class Macro
extends Object

Routines for interacting with a Stata macro.

Method Summary

static String	getGlobal(String name) Get the contents of a global macro.
static String	getGlobalSafe(String name) Get the contents of a global macro without returning null.
static String	getLocal(String name) Get the contents of a local macro.
static String	getLocalSafe(String name) Get the contents of a local macro without returning null.
static int	setGlobal(String name, String value) Set the value of a global macro.
static int	setLocal(String name, String value) Set the value of a local macro.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getLocal

public static String getLocal(String name)

Get the contents of a local macro.

Parameters:

name - Name of the macro.

Returns:

Value of the macro. Returns null if the macro is not found.

getLocalSafe

public static String getLocalSafe(String name)

Get the contents of a local macro without returning null.

Parameters:

name - Name of the macro.

Returns:

Value of the macro. Returns an empty string if the macro is not found.

getGlobal

public static String getGlobal(String name)

Get the contents of a global macro.

Parameters:

name - Name of the macro.

Returns:

Value of the macro. Returns null if the macro is not found.

getGlobalSafe

public static String getGlobalSafe(String name)

Get the contents of a global macro without returning null.

Parameters:

name - Name of the macro.

Returns:

Value of the macro. Returns an empty string if the macro is not found.

setLocal

public static int setLocal(String name,
                           String value)

Set the value of a local macro. If necessary the macro will be created.

Parameters:

name - Name of the macro.

value - Value to store in the macro.

Returns:

Return code from Stata; 0 if successful.

setGlobal

public static int setGlobal(String name,
                            String value)

Set the value of a global macro. If necessary the macro will be created.

Parameters:

name - Name of the macro.

value - Value to store in the macro.

Returns:

Return code from Stata; 0 if successful.