Equivalent function of R's “%in%” for Stata

Question

Is there an equivalent function of \"%in%\" from R for Stata?

Answer 1

As already mentioned, it's hard to tell what you need from the question. inlist() might work, or it might not depending on the setting.

I find that Stata's macro lists functions are invaluable. Store your list in a macro (local or global) and then a suite of useful commands are available:

local list   a b c d d e 
local search c 
local search_in_list : list search in list
di    `search_in_list'

These can be calculated on the fly:

if `: list search in list' {
    actions if true
}