What is the value of Position when using the PRXMATCH function with the pattern '/Dutch/' on the string 'Sawyer Dutch Kenai'?

What is the value of Position when using the PRXMATCH function with the pattern '/Dutch/' on the string 'Sawyer Dutch Kenai'?

• A. 1
• B. 8
• C. 10
• D. 5

Answer: (B)

The PRXMATCH function in SAS is used to identify the position of a regular expression pattern within a string. When using the pattern '/Dutch/' to search within the string 'Sawyer Dutch Kenai', the function will look for the substring 'Dutch' and return its starting position. In the given string, 'Sawyer Dutch Kenai', the substring 'Dutch' begins at the 8th position. This means that if you count the characters from the beginning of the string, starting with 'S' as position 1, 'a' as position 2, 'w' as position 3, and so on, you will find 'D' in 'Dutch' at position 8. Thus, when PRXMATCH is used with the pattern '/Dutch/' on the specified string, the function will return the value 8, indicating the first position where 'Dutch' occurs within 'Sawyer Dutch Kenai'.

The PRXMATCH function in SAS is used to identify the position of a regular expression pattern within a string. When using the pattern '/Dutch/' to search within the string 'Sawyer Dutch Kenai', the function will look for the substring 'Dutch' and return its starting position.

In the given string, 'Sawyer Dutch Kenai', the substring 'Dutch' begins at the 8th position. This means that if you count the characters from the beginning of the string, starting with 'S' as position 1, 'a' as position 2, 'w' as position 3, and so on, you will find 'D' in 'Dutch' at position 8.

Thus, when PRXMATCH is used with the pattern '/Dutch/' on the specified string, the function will return the value 8, indicating the first position where 'Dutch' occurs within 'Sawyer Dutch Kenai'.