com.stata.sfi
Class Scalar

java.lang.Object
  com.stata.sfi.Scalar

public final class Scalar
extends Object

Routines for interacting with a Stata scalar.

Method Summary

static Double	getValue(String name) Get the contents of a Stata scalar.
static int	setValue(String name, double val) Set the value of a Stata scalar.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getValue

public static Double getValue(String name)

Get the contents of a Stata scalar.

Parameters:

name - Name of the scalar.

Returns:

Value of the scalar. Returns null if the scalar is not found.

setValue

public static int setValue(String name,
                           double val)

Set the value of a Stata scalar. If necessary the scalar will be created.

Parameters:

name - Name of the scalar.

val - Value to store in the scalar.

Returns:

Return code from Stata; 0 if successful.