Functions That Determine Format Information

This set of related functions also has corresponding VnameX functions (VFORMATX, VFORMATNX, etc.) They all return information concerning formats.

Function:	VFORMAT
Purpose:	To return the format name associated with a variable. The name includes the $ if the format is associated with a character variable, and the width, if included. For numeric variables, the name also includes the value to the right of the decimal point. For example, possible returned values are $CHAR15 and DOLLAR8 . 2.
Syntax:	VFORMAT (variable)
	variable is a SAS variable name.