search_for_param {rsatscan}

find earliest SaTScan parameter set that contains specified parameter

Description

This function sorts the SaTScan parameter sets by version number. Then, it searches forward from the current version to find which (if any) parameter sets contain the specified parameter. If any parameter set contains the specified parameter, then that parameter set's version number is returned as a string.

Not expected to be used directly.

Usage

search_for_param(ssenv, param)

Arguments

ssenv

the SaTScan environment to search for the specified parameter in

param

the parameter to search for in the SaTScan environment

Value

A string specifying the earliest parameter set that contains the specified parameter. If the parameter is not found in any parameter set, then an empty string is returned.