* sandbox
clear
set obs 1
foreach v in varA varB varC {
gen `v' = 42
}
* core idea and verification
unab wanted : var*
local wanted : subinstr local wanted "var" "", all
display "`wanted'"
A B C
I have a set of variables, say varA, varB, and varC.
How can I loop over only the postfixes A, B, and C?
I know I can get all of the matching variables as follows:
des var*
storage display value
variable name type format label variable label
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
varA float %9.0g
varB float %9.0g
varC float %9.0g
However, is there a way to extract only the matching component and loop over it?
The ideal code would be something like the one below:
des var*
foreach postfix in `r(wildcardmatches)' {
display "`postfix'"
}
If the set r(wildcardmatches) existed.
* sandbox
clear
set obs 1
foreach v in varA varB varC {
gen `v' = 42
}
* core idea and verification
unab wanted : var*
local wanted : subinstr local wanted "var" "", all
display "`wanted'"
A B C