Storing specific local names in a local

[Fahad Mirza]

Hello everyone,

This example does not have a dataset with it as I am just looking for a way to call locals with a particular name within a two-way plot

For example:

    local c = 1
    
    levelsof month1, local(lvls)
    
    foreach x of local lvls {
    foreach var of varlist eng11 eng22 eng33 eng44 {
    
        colorpalette tableau, n(4) nograph
        
            if `c' > 4 {
                local c = 1
            }
        
            local start = 2.5
            local end : display `=_N' - 1
            
            forvalues i = 1/`end' {
        
                local j = `i' + 1
                local nextbar = `start' + 1
            
                local lines`i' `lines`i'' (scatteri `=`var'[`i']' `start' `=`var'[`j']' `nextbar', recast(line) lpattern(dash) lcolor("`r(p`c')'") lwidth(0.15)) ||
                
                local start = `start' + 2
            
            }
        
        local ++c
        
        }
    
    }

The following generates 2 locals by the name of `lines1' and `lines2'. As time goes by, this may even be lines 1 to 3 and so on.

I want to list these locals within the twoway command as below automatically:

#delimit ;
twoway
`bars' `lines1' `lines2' `scatter'
,
scheme(white_tableau)
legend(order(1 2 3 4) label(1 "Inactive") label(2 "Low") label(3 "Medium") label(4 "High") pos(4) size(2))
yscale(range(0 `maxuser') noline)
ylabel(`ylab0', nogrid labsize(2.25) noticks)
xlabel(2 "April" 4 "May" 6 "June", nogrid)
xtitle("")
;
#delimit cr

It would be nice to somehow list line1 and line2 and so on by not manually typing them, such as:

    #delimit ;
    twoway
    `bars' `all_lines' `scatter'
    ,
    scheme(white_tableau)
    legend(order(1 2 3 4) label(1 "Inactive") label(2 "Low") label(3 "Medium") label(4 "High") pos(4) size(2))
    yscale(range(0 `maxuser') noline)
    ylabel(`ylab0', nogrid labsize(2.25) noticks)
    xlabel(2 "April" 4 "May" 6 "June", nogrid)
    xtitle("")
    ;
    #delimit cr

Please feel free to let me know if there is difficulty understanding my question; I will try my best to explain again.

[William Lisowski]

Here is some technique which may start you in a useful direction.

. local a aaa

. local b bbb

. local c ccc

. local Z \`a' \`b' \`c'

. macro list _Z
_Z:             `a' `b' `c'

. local Y `Z'

. macro list _Y
_Y:             aaa bbb ccc

.

[Fahad Mirza]

Thank you this is a good starting point now just need to see how to make it happen automatically!