Data Management Solutions Using SAS Hash Table Operations

Chapter 3: Item-Level Operations: Direct Access

3.1 Introduction

3.2 SEARCH (Pure LookUp) Operation

3.2.1 Implicit Search: No Arguments

3.2.2 Explicit Search: Using the KEY Argument Tag

3.2.3 Argument Tag Type Match

3.2.4 Assigned CHECK Calls

3.2.5 Unassigned CHECK Calls

3.2.6 Search Operation Hash Tools

3.2.7 Search Operation Hash-PDV Interaction

3.3 INSERT Operation

3.3.1 Dynamic Memory Acquisition

3.3.2 Implicit INSERT

3.3.3 Implicit INSERT: Method Call Mode

3.3.4 Implicit INSERT: Methods Other Than ADD

3.3.5 Implicit INSERT: Argument Tag Mode

3.3.6 Explicit INSERT

3.3.7 Explicit INSERT Rules

3.3.8 Implicit vs Explicit INSERT

3.3.9 Unique Key and Duplicate Key INSERT

3.3.10 Unique INSERT

3.3.11 Duplicate INSERT

3.3.12 Insertion Order

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