= Stata Unab =

The '''`ubav`''' command un-abbreviates Stata names.

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== Usage ==

Given a macro defined like `var1 var2 var3`, it is possible to write syntax like:

{{{
foreach var of local list {
  display "`var'"
}
}}}

This is not possible with a macro defined like `var1-var3`, i.e. a variable list that needs to be expanded.

The `unab` command parses abbreviated names and sets a local macro with the un-abbreviated equivalent.

{{{
unab newlist: `list'
foreach var of local newlist {
  display "`var'"
}
}}}



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