# My var\_list\_ is empty

**URL:** <https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071>\
**Category:** Stochastic simulations\
**Created:** [6 December 2020 22:23 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071 "2020-12-06T22:23:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Magicjelly](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Magicjelly](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Magicjelly)\
**Post date:** [6 December 2020 22:23 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/1 "2020-12-06T22:23:24Z")

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I see on my workspace “var\_list\_” but it is empty.

How/where do I load/see the list of var\_list\_ so that of all my endo vars so that I can easily match computed steady states with variable names?

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2020 09:17 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/2 "2020-12-07T09:17:55Z")

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If `var_list_` is empty, it corresponds to `M_.endo_names`

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**Author:** ![Magicjelly](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Magicjelly](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Magicjelly)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2020 09:21 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/3 "2020-12-07T09:21:20Z")

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Thanks for your response, but since the list is not numbered, it is kind of hard to match the SS results with variables. Any suggestions?

 ![image](https://forum.dynare.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/caca768db7bc01bd5a9fcbaef929da80aaf1d251.png)

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2020 09:28 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/4 "2020-12-07T09:28:38Z")

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Usually, you use something like  
`log_k_ss=oo_.dr.ys(strmatch('k',M_.endo_names,'exact'));`

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**Author:** ![Magicjelly](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Magicjelly](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Magicjelly)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2020 10:52 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/5 "2020-12-07T10:52:30Z")

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> [@jpfeifer](#):
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> log\_k\_ss=oo\_.dr.ys(strmatch(‘k’,M\_.endo\_names,‘exact’))

My oo\_.dr.ys file is just one column with SS values but no var names… so I am not even sure which value corresponds to what var…

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2020 10:59 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/6 "2020-12-07T10:59:46Z")

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Run:

```auto
for var_iter=1:M_.endo_nbr
    fprintf('Variable %u: %30s, Steady state: %10.8f\n',var_iter,M_.endo_names{var_iter},oo_.dr.ys(var_iter))
end

```

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**Author:** ![Magicjelly](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Magicjelly](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Magicjelly)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2020 11:05 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/7 "2020-12-07T11:05:54Z")

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`Brace indexing is not supported for variables of this type.`

😫

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2020 11:20 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/8 "2020-12-07T11:20:01Z")

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Please use the most recent Dynare version. Before 4.6 it should be

```auto
for var_iter=1:M_.endo_nbr
    fprintf('Variable %u: %30s, Steady state: %10.8f\n',var_iter,M_.endo_names(var_iter,:),oo_.dr.ys(var_iter))
end

```

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2020 14:45 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/my-var-list-is-empty/17071/9 "2020-12-07T14:45:12Z")

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