1 /* PSPP - a program for statistical analysis.
2 Copyright (C) 1997-9, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
7 (at your option) any later version.
9 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
19 #include "data/variable.h"
23 #include "data/attributes.h"
24 #include "data/data-out.h"
25 #include "data/dictionary.h"
26 #include "data/format.h"
27 #include "data/identifier.h"
28 #include "data/missing-values.h"
29 #include "data/settings.h"
30 #include "data/value-labels.h"
31 #include "data/vardict.h"
32 #include "libpspp/assertion.h"
33 #include "libpspp/compiler.h"
34 #include "libpspp/hash-functions.h"
35 #include "libpspp/i18n.h"
36 #include "libpspp/message.h"
37 #include "libpspp/misc.h"
38 #include "libpspp/str.h"
40 #include "gl/minmax.h"
41 #include "gl/xalloc.h"
44 #define _(msgid) gettext (msgid)
49 /* Dictionary information. */
50 char *name; /* Variable name. Mixed case. */
51 int width; /* 0 for numeric, otherwise string width. */
52 struct missing_values miss; /* Missing values. */
53 struct fmt_spec print; /* Default format for PRINT. */
54 struct fmt_spec write; /* Default format for WRITE. */
55 struct val_labs *val_labs; /* Value labels. */
56 char *label; /* Variable label. */
58 /* GUI information. */
59 enum measure measure; /* Nominal, ordinal, or continuous. */
60 int display_width; /* Width of data editor column. */
61 enum alignment alignment; /* Alignment of data in GUI. */
63 /* Case information. */
64 bool leave; /* Leave value from case to case? */
66 /* Data for use by containing dictionary. */
67 struct vardict_info *vardict;
69 /* Used only for system and portable file input and output.
72 size_t short_name_cnt;
74 /* Each command may use these fields as needed. */
76 void (*aux_dtor) (struct variable *);
78 /* Custom attributes. */
79 struct attrset attributes;
82 /* Creates and returns a new variable with the given NAME and
83 WIDTH and other fields initialized to default values. The
84 variable is not added to a dictionary; for that, use
85 dict_create_var instead. */
87 var_create (const char *name, int width)
92 assert (width >= 0 && width <= MAX_STRING);
94 v = xmalloc (sizeof *v);
97 var_set_name (v, name);
99 mv_init (&v->miss, width);
100 v->leave = var_must_leave (v);
101 type = val_type_from_width (width);
102 v->alignment = var_default_alignment (type);
103 v->measure = var_default_measure (type);
104 v->display_width = var_default_display_width (width);
105 v->print = v->write = var_default_formats (width);
108 v->short_names = NULL;
109 v->short_name_cnt = 0;
112 attrset_init (&v->attributes);
117 /* Creates and returns a clone of OLD_VAR. Most properties of
118 the new variable are copied from OLD_VAR, except:
120 - The variable's short name is not copied, because there is
121 no reason to give a new variable with potentially a new
122 name the same short name.
124 - The new variable is not added to OLD_VAR's dictionary by
125 default. Use dict_clone_var, instead, to do that.
128 var_clone (const struct variable *old_var)
130 struct variable *new_var = var_create (var_get_name (old_var),
131 var_get_width (old_var));
133 var_set_missing_values (new_var, var_get_missing_values (old_var));
134 var_set_print_format (new_var, var_get_print_format (old_var));
135 var_set_write_format (new_var, var_get_write_format (old_var));
136 var_set_value_labels (new_var, var_get_value_labels (old_var));
137 var_set_label (new_var, var_get_label (old_var), false);
138 var_set_measure (new_var, var_get_measure (old_var));
139 var_set_display_width (new_var, var_get_display_width (old_var));
140 var_set_alignment (new_var, var_get_alignment (old_var));
141 var_set_leave (new_var, var_get_leave (old_var));
142 var_set_attributes (new_var, var_get_attributes (old_var));
147 /* Destroys variable V.
148 V must not belong to a dictionary. If it does, use
149 dict_delete_var instead. */
151 var_destroy (struct variable *v)
155 assert (!var_has_vardict (v));
156 mv_destroy (&v->miss);
157 var_clear_short_names (v);
159 val_labs_destroy (v->val_labs);
166 /* Variable names. */
168 /* Return variable V's name, as a UTF-8 encoded string. */
170 var_get_name (const struct variable *v)
175 /* Sets V's name to NAME, a UTF-8 encoded string.
176 Do not use this function for a variable in a dictionary. Use
177 dict_rename_var instead. */
179 var_set_name (struct variable *v, const char *name)
181 assert (!var_has_vardict (v));
182 assert (id_is_plausible (name, false));
185 v->name = xstrdup (name);
186 dict_var_changed (v);
189 /* Returns VAR's dictionary class. */
191 var_get_dict_class (const struct variable *var)
193 return dict_class_from_id (var->name);
196 /* A hsh_compare_func that orders variables A and B by their
199 compare_vars_by_name (const void *a_, const void *b_, const void *aux UNUSED)
201 const struct variable *a = a_;
202 const struct variable *b = b_;
204 return strcasecmp (a->name, b->name);
207 /* A hsh_hash_func that hashes variable V based on its name. */
209 hash_var_by_name (const void *v_, const void *aux UNUSED)
211 const struct variable *v = v_;
213 return hash_case_string (v->name, 0);
216 /* A hsh_compare_func that orders pointers to variables A and B
219 compare_var_ptrs_by_name (const void *a_, const void *b_,
220 const void *aux UNUSED)
222 struct variable *const *a = a_;
223 struct variable *const *b = b_;
225 return strcasecmp (var_get_name (*a), var_get_name (*b));
228 /* A hsh_compare_func that orders pointers to variables A and B
229 by their dictionary indexes. */
231 compare_var_ptrs_by_dict_index (const void *a_, const void *b_,
232 const void *aux UNUSED)
234 struct variable *const *a = a_;
235 struct variable *const *b = b_;
236 size_t a_index = var_get_dict_index (*a);
237 size_t b_index = var_get_dict_index (*b);
239 return a_index < b_index ? -1 : a_index > b_index;
242 /* A hsh_hash_func that hashes pointer to variable V based on its
245 hash_var_ptr_by_name (const void *v_, const void *aux UNUSED)
247 struct variable *const *v = v_;
249 return hash_case_string (var_get_name (*v), 0);
252 /* Returns the type of variable V. */
254 var_get_type (const struct variable *v)
256 return val_type_from_width (v->width);
259 /* Returns the width of variable V. */
261 var_get_width (const struct variable *v)
266 /* Changes the width of V to NEW_WIDTH.
267 This function should be used cautiously. */
269 var_set_width (struct variable *v, int new_width)
271 const int old_width = v->width;
273 if (old_width == new_width)
276 if (mv_is_resizable (&v->miss, new_width))
277 mv_resize (&v->miss, new_width);
280 mv_destroy (&v->miss);
281 mv_init (&v->miss, new_width);
284 if (v->val_labs != NULL)
286 if (val_labs_can_set_width (v->val_labs, new_width))
287 val_labs_set_width (v->val_labs, new_width);
290 val_labs_destroy (v->val_labs);
295 fmt_resize (&v->print, new_width);
296 fmt_resize (&v->write, new_width);
298 v->width = new_width;
299 dict_var_resized (v, old_width);
300 dict_var_changed (v);
303 /* Returns true if variable V is numeric, false otherwise. */
305 var_is_numeric (const struct variable *v)
307 return var_get_type (v) == VAL_NUMERIC;
310 /* Returns true if variable V is a string variable, false
313 var_is_alpha (const struct variable *v)
315 return var_get_type (v) == VAL_STRING;
318 /* Returns variable V's missing values. */
319 const struct missing_values *
320 var_get_missing_values (const struct variable *v)
325 /* Sets variable V's missing values to MISS, which must be of V's
326 width or at least resizable to V's width.
327 If MISS is null, then V's missing values, if any, are
330 var_set_missing_values (struct variable *v, const struct missing_values *miss)
334 assert (mv_is_resizable (miss, v->width));
335 mv_destroy (&v->miss);
336 mv_copy (&v->miss, miss);
337 mv_resize (&v->miss, v->width);
342 dict_var_changed (v);
345 /* Sets variable V to have no user-missing values. */
347 var_clear_missing_values (struct variable *v)
349 var_set_missing_values (v, NULL);
352 /* Returns true if V has any user-missing values,
355 var_has_missing_values (const struct variable *v)
357 return !mv_is_empty (&v->miss);
360 /* Returns true if VALUE is in the given CLASS of missing values
361 in V, false otherwise. */
363 var_is_value_missing (const struct variable *v, const union value *value,
366 return mv_is_value_missing (&v->miss, value, class);
369 /* Returns true if D is in the given CLASS of missing values in
371 V must be a numeric variable. */
373 var_is_num_missing (const struct variable *v, double d, enum mv_class class)
375 return mv_is_num_missing (&v->miss, d, class);
378 /* Returns true if S[] is a missing value for V, false otherwise.
379 S[] must contain exactly as many characters as V's width.
380 V must be a string variable. */
382 var_is_str_missing (const struct variable *v, const uint8_t s[],
385 return mv_is_str_missing (&v->miss, s, class);
388 /* Returns variable V's value labels,
389 possibly a null pointer if it has none. */
390 const struct val_labs *
391 var_get_value_labels (const struct variable *v)
396 /* Returns true if variable V has at least one value label. */
398 var_has_value_labels (const struct variable *v)
400 return val_labs_count (v->val_labs) > 0;
403 /* Sets variable V's value labels to a copy of VLS,
404 which must have a width equal to V's width or one that can be
405 changed to V's width.
406 If VLS is null, then V's value labels, if any, are removed. */
408 var_set_value_labels (struct variable *v, const struct val_labs *vls)
410 val_labs_destroy (v->val_labs);
415 assert (val_labs_can_set_width (vls, v->width));
416 v->val_labs = val_labs_clone (vls);
417 val_labs_set_width (v->val_labs, v->width);
418 dict_var_changed (v);
422 /* Makes sure that V has a set of value labels,
423 by assigning one to it if necessary. */
425 alloc_value_labels (struct variable *v)
427 if (v->val_labs == NULL)
428 v->val_labs = val_labs_create (v->width);
431 /* Attempts to add a value label with the given VALUE and UTF-8 encoded LABEL
432 to V. Returns true if successful, false otherwise (probably due to an
435 In LABEL, the two-byte sequence "\\n" is interpreted as a new-line. */
437 var_add_value_label (struct variable *v,
438 const union value *value, const char *label)
440 alloc_value_labels (v);
441 return val_labs_add (v->val_labs, value, label);
444 /* Adds or replaces a value label with the given VALUE and UTF-8 encoded LABEL
447 In LABEL, the two-byte sequence "\\n" is interpreted as a new-line. */
449 var_replace_value_label (struct variable *v,
450 const union value *value, const char *label)
452 alloc_value_labels (v);
453 val_labs_replace (v->val_labs, value, label);
456 /* Removes V's value labels, if any. */
458 var_clear_value_labels (struct variable *v)
460 var_set_value_labels (v, NULL);
463 /* Returns the label associated with VALUE for variable V, as a UTF-8 string in
464 a format suitable for output, or a null pointer if none. */
466 var_lookup_value_label (const struct variable *v, const union value *value)
468 return val_labs_find (v->val_labs, value);
472 Append to STR the string representation of VALUE for variable V.
473 STR must be a pointer to an initialised struct string.
476 append_value (const struct variable *v, const union value *value,
479 char *s = data_out (value, var_get_encoding (v), &v->print);
480 ds_put_cstr (str, s);
484 /* Append STR with a string representing VALUE for variable V.
485 That is, if VALUE has a label, append that label,
486 otherwise format VALUE and append the formatted string.
487 STR must be a pointer to an initialised struct string.
490 var_append_value_name (const struct variable *v, const union value *value,
493 enum settings_value_style style = settings_get_value_style ();
494 const char *name = var_lookup_value_label (v, value);
498 case SETTINGS_VAL_STYLE_VALUES:
499 append_value (v, value, str);
502 case SETTINGS_VAL_STYLE_LABELS:
504 append_value (v, value, str);
506 ds_put_cstr (str, name);
509 case SETTINGS_VAL_STYLE_BOTH:
511 append_value (v, value, str);
514 ds_put_cstr (str, " (");
515 ds_put_cstr (str, name);
516 ds_put_cstr (str, ")");
522 /* Print and write formats. */
524 /* Returns V's print format specification. */
525 const struct fmt_spec *
526 var_get_print_format (const struct variable *v)
531 /* Sets V's print format specification to PRINT, which must be a
532 valid format specification for a variable of V's width
533 (ordinarily an output format, but input formats are not
536 var_set_print_format (struct variable *v, const struct fmt_spec *print)
538 assert (fmt_check_width_compat (print, v->width));
540 dict_var_changed (v);
543 /* Returns V's write format specification. */
544 const struct fmt_spec *
545 var_get_write_format (const struct variable *v)
550 /* Sets V's write format specification to WRITE, which must be a
551 valid format specification for a variable of V's width
552 (ordinarily an output format, but input formats are not
555 var_set_write_format (struct variable *v, const struct fmt_spec *write)
557 assert (fmt_check_width_compat (write, v->width));
559 dict_var_changed (v);
562 /* Sets V's print and write format specifications to FORMAT,
563 which must be a valid format specification for a variable of
564 V's width (ordinarily an output format, but input formats are
567 var_set_both_formats (struct variable *v, const struct fmt_spec *format)
569 var_set_print_format (v, format);
570 var_set_write_format (v, format);
573 /* Returns the default print and write format for a variable of
574 the given TYPE, as set by var_create. The return value can be
575 used to reset a variable's print and write formats to the
578 var_default_formats (int width)
581 ? fmt_for_output (FMT_F, 8, 2)
582 : fmt_for_output (FMT_A, width, 0));
585 /* Return a string representing this variable, in the form most
586 appropriate from a human factors perspective, that is, its
587 variable label if it has one, otherwise its name. */
589 var_to_string (const struct variable *v)
591 return v->label != NULL ? v->label : v->name;
594 /* Returns V's variable label, or a null pointer if it has none. */
596 var_get_label (const struct variable *v)
601 /* Sets V's variable label to UTF-8 encoded string LABEL, stripping off leading
602 and trailing white space. If LABEL is a null pointer or if LABEL is an
603 empty string (after stripping white space), then V's variable label (if any)
606 Variable labels are limited to 255 bytes in V's encoding (as returned by
607 var_get_encoding()). If LABEL fits within this limit, this function returns
608 true. Otherwise, the variable label is set to a truncated value, this
609 function returns false and, if ISSUE_WARNING is true, issues a warning. */
611 var_set_label (struct variable *v, const char *label, bool issue_warning)
613 bool truncated = false;
618 if (label != NULL && label[strspn (label, CC_SPACES)])
620 const char *dict_encoding = var_get_encoding (v);
621 struct substring s = ss_cstr (label);
624 if (dict_encoding != NULL)
626 enum { MAX_LABEL_LEN = 255 };
628 trunc_len = utf8_encoding_trunc_len (label, dict_encoding,
630 if (ss_length (s) > trunc_len)
633 msg (SW, _("Truncating variable label for variable `%s' to %d "
634 "bytes."), var_get_name (v), MAX_LABEL_LEN);
635 ss_truncate (&s, trunc_len);
640 v->label = ss_xstrdup (s);
643 dict_var_changed (v);
648 /* Removes any variable label from V. */
650 var_clear_label (struct variable *v)
652 var_set_label (v, NULL, false);
655 /* Returns true if V has a variable V,
658 var_has_label (const struct variable *v)
660 return v->label != NULL;
663 /* Returns true if M is a valid variable measurement level,
666 measure_is_valid (enum measure m)
668 return m == MEASURE_NOMINAL || m == MEASURE_ORDINAL || m == MEASURE_SCALE;
671 /* Returns a string version of measurement level M, for display to a user. */
673 measure_to_string (enum measure m)
677 case MEASURE_NOMINAL:
680 case MEASURE_ORDINAL:
691 /* Returns V's measurement level. */
693 var_get_measure (const struct variable *v)
698 /* Sets V's measurement level to MEASURE. */
700 var_set_measure (struct variable *v, enum measure measure)
702 assert (measure_is_valid (measure));
703 v->measure = measure;
704 dict_var_changed (v);
707 /* Returns the default measurement level for a variable of the
708 given TYPE, as set by var_create. The return value can be
709 used to reset a variable's measurement level to the
712 var_default_measure (enum val_type type)
714 return type == VAL_NUMERIC ? MEASURE_SCALE : MEASURE_NOMINAL;
717 /* Returns V's display width, which applies only to GUIs. */
719 var_get_display_width (const struct variable *v)
721 return v->display_width;
724 /* Sets V's display width to DISPLAY_WIDTH. */
726 var_set_display_width (struct variable *v, int new_width)
728 if (v->display_width != new_width)
730 v->display_width = new_width;
731 dict_var_display_width_changed (v);
732 dict_var_changed (v);
736 /* Returns the default display width for a variable of the given
737 WIDTH, as set by var_create. The return value can be used to
738 reset a variable's display width to the default. */
740 var_default_display_width (int width)
742 return width == 0 ? 8 : MIN (width, 32);
745 /* Returns true if A is a valid alignment,
748 alignment_is_valid (enum alignment a)
750 return a == ALIGN_LEFT || a == ALIGN_RIGHT || a == ALIGN_CENTRE;
753 /* Returns a string version of alignment A, for display to a user. */
755 alignment_to_string (enum alignment a)
773 /* Returns V's display alignment, which applies only to GUIs. */
775 var_get_alignment (const struct variable *v)
780 /* Sets V's display alignment to ALIGNMENT. */
782 var_set_alignment (struct variable *v, enum alignment alignment)
784 assert (alignment_is_valid (alignment));
785 v->alignment = alignment;
786 dict_var_changed (v);
789 /* Returns the default display alignment for a variable of the
790 given TYPE, as set by var_create. The return value can be
791 used to reset a variable's display alignment to the default. */
793 var_default_alignment (enum val_type type)
795 return type == VAL_NUMERIC ? ALIGN_RIGHT : ALIGN_LEFT;
798 /* Whether variables' values should be preserved from case to
801 /* Returns true if variable V's value should be left from case to
802 case, instead of being reset to system-missing or blanks. */
804 var_get_leave (const struct variable *v)
809 /* Sets V's leave setting to LEAVE. */
811 var_set_leave (struct variable *v, bool leave)
813 assert (leave || !var_must_leave (v));
815 dict_var_changed (v);
818 /* Returns true if V must be left from case to case,
819 false if it can be set either way. */
821 var_must_leave (const struct variable *v)
823 return var_get_dict_class (v) == DC_SCRATCH;
826 /* Returns the number of short names stored in VAR.
828 Short names are used only for system and portable file input
829 and output. They are upper-case only, not necessarily unique,
830 and limited to SHORT_NAME_LEN characters (plus a null
831 terminator). Ordinarily a variable has at most one short
832 name, but very long string variables (longer than 255 bytes)
833 may have more. A variable might not have any short name at
834 all if it hasn't been saved to or read from a system or
837 var_get_short_name_cnt (const struct variable *var)
839 return var->short_name_cnt;
842 /* Returns VAR's short name with the given IDX, if it has one
843 with that index, or a null pointer otherwise. Short names may
844 be sparse: even if IDX is less than the number of short names
845 in VAR, this function may return a null pointer. */
847 var_get_short_name (const struct variable *var, size_t idx)
849 return idx < var->short_name_cnt ? var->short_names[idx] : NULL;
852 /* Sets VAR's short name with the given IDX to the UTF-8 string SHORT_NAME.
853 The caller must already have checked that, in the dictionary encoding,
854 SHORT_NAME is no more than SHORT_NAME_LEN bytes long. The new short name
855 will be converted to uppercase.
857 Specifying a null pointer for SHORT_NAME clears the specified short name. */
859 var_set_short_name (struct variable *var, size_t idx, const char *short_name)
861 assert (short_name == NULL || id_is_plausible (short_name, false));
863 /* Clear old short name numbered IDX, if any. */
864 if (idx < var->short_name_cnt)
866 free (var->short_names[idx]);
867 var->short_names[idx] = NULL;
870 /* Install new short name for IDX. */
871 if (short_name != NULL)
873 if (idx >= var->short_name_cnt)
875 size_t old_cnt = var->short_name_cnt;
877 var->short_name_cnt = MAX (idx * 2, 1);
878 var->short_names = xnrealloc (var->short_names, var->short_name_cnt,
879 sizeof *var->short_names);
880 for (i = old_cnt; i < var->short_name_cnt; i++)
881 var->short_names[i] = NULL;
883 var->short_names[idx] = xstrdup (short_name);
884 str_uppercase (var->short_names[idx]);
887 dict_var_changed (var);
890 /* Clears V's short names. */
892 var_clear_short_names (struct variable *v)
896 for (i = 0; i < v->short_name_cnt; i++)
897 free (v->short_names[i]);
898 free (v->short_names);
899 v->short_names = NULL;
900 v->short_name_cnt = 0;
903 /* Relationship with dictionary. */
905 /* Returns V's index within its dictionary, the value
906 for which "dict_get_var (dict, index)" will return V.
907 V must be in a dictionary. */
909 var_get_dict_index (const struct variable *v)
911 assert (var_has_vardict (v));
912 return vardict_get_dict_index (v->vardict);
915 /* Returns V's index within the case represented by its
916 dictionary, that is, the value for which "case_data_idx (case,
917 index)" will return the data for V in that case.
918 V must be in a dictionary. */
920 var_get_case_index (const struct variable *v)
922 assert (var_has_vardict (v));
923 return vardict_get_case_index (v->vardict);
926 /* Returns V's auxiliary data, or a null pointer if none has been
929 var_get_aux (const struct variable *v)
934 /* Assign auxiliary data AUX to variable V, which must not
935 already have auxiliary data. Before V's auxiliary data is
936 cleared, AUX_DTOR(V) will be called. (var_dtor_free, below,
937 may be appropriate for use as AUX_DTOR.) */
939 var_attach_aux (const struct variable *v_,
940 void *aux, void (*aux_dtor) (struct variable *))
942 struct variable *v = CONST_CAST (struct variable *, v_);
943 assert (v->aux == NULL);
944 assert (aux != NULL);
946 v->aux_dtor = aux_dtor;
950 /* Remove auxiliary data, if any, from V, and return it, without
951 calling any associated destructor. */
953 var_detach_aux (struct variable *v)
956 assert (aux != NULL);
961 /* Clears auxiliary data, if any, from V, and calls any
962 associated destructor. */
964 var_clear_aux (struct variable *v)
968 if (v->aux_dtor != NULL)
974 /* This function is appropriate for use an auxiliary data
975 destructor (passed as AUX_DTOR to var_attach_aux()) for the
976 case where the auxiliary data should be passed to free(). */
978 var_dtor_free (struct variable *v)
983 /* Returns variable V's attribute set. The caller may examine or
984 modify the attribute set, but must not destroy it. Destroying
985 V, or calling var_set_attributes() on V, will also destroy its
988 var_get_attributes (const struct variable *v)
990 return CONST_CAST (struct attrset *, &v->attributes);
993 /* Replaces variable V's attributes set by a copy of ATTRS. */
995 var_set_attributes (struct variable *v, const struct attrset *attrs)
997 attrset_destroy (&v->attributes);
998 attrset_clone (&v->attributes, attrs);
1001 /* Returns true if V has any custom attributes, false if it has none. */
1003 var_has_attributes (const struct variable *v)
1005 return attrset_count (&v->attributes) > 0;
1008 /* Returns the encoding of values of variable VAR. (This is actually a
1009 property of the dictionary.) Returns null if no specific encoding has been
1012 var_get_encoding (const struct variable *var)
1014 return (var_has_vardict (var)
1015 ? dict_get_encoding (vardict_get_dictionary (var->vardict))
1019 /* Returns V's vardict structure. */
1020 struct vardict_info *
1021 var_get_vardict (const struct variable *v)
1023 return CONST_CAST (struct vardict_info *, v->vardict);
1026 /* Sets V's vardict data to VARDICT. */
1028 var_set_vardict (struct variable *v, struct vardict_info *vardict)
1030 v->vardict = vardict;
1033 /* Returns true if V has vardict data. */
1035 var_has_vardict (const struct variable *v)
1037 return v->vardict != NULL;
1040 /* Clears V's vardict data. */
1042 var_clear_vardict (struct variable *v)