"making -replace- r-class
would likely break all kinds of programs"
You hit it in one, I think.
Nick
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Nick Winter
> Nick Cox had a slightly shorter version, eliminating the creation of
> the OK variable.
>
> I am reminded again that it would be nice if the -replace- command
> somehow left behind the number of changes it makes (which it
> displays, but does not leave for a program to pick up.) It's been
> discussed before on statalist I think, and making -replace- r-class
> would likely break all kinds of programs, but still it would be handy
> to be able to get to that somehow....
n j cox
> >>// not tested
> >>gen x = uniform()
> >>gen byte OK = x >= 0.8
> >>capture assert OK == 1
> >>
> >>while _rc {
> >> replace x = cond(x < 0.8, uniform(), x)
> >> replace OK = x >= 0.8
> >> capture assert OK == 1
> >>}
> >
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