st: r(varlist)

[tashi lama <ltashi32@hotmail.com>]

Hello all, 
  sysuse auto, clear 
  ds 
  return list 

macros:
            r(varlist) : "make price mpg rep78 headroom trunk weight length turn displacement gear_ratio foreign"

di r(varlist)
make price mpg rep78 headroom trunk weight length turn displacement gear_ratio foreign

Since r(varlist) is a macro, do I not say 
di `r(varlist)' 
Surprisingly, when I say di `r(varlisr)' gives me   AMC Concord40992232.5112930186401213.57999990


Am I missing something here??

Thanks, 
Tashi  		 	   		  
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