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SDDS_GetArrayType

• name:
  SDDS_GetArrayType
• description:
  Returns the SDDS data type of a named array in the data set.
• synopsis: #include "SDDS.h"
  long SDDS_GetArrayType(SDDS_TABLE *SDDS_table, long array_index)
• arguments:
  • SDDS_table : Address of the SDDS_TABLE structure for the data set.
  • array_index: The integer index of the array in the data set. Returned by SDDS_DefineArray or obtained from SDDS_GetArrayIndex.
• return value:
  On success, returns a non-negative integer giving the SDDS data type; this will be one of the constants (defined in SDDS.h) SDDS_DOUBLE, SDDS_FLOAT, SDDS_LONG, SDDS_SHORT, SDDS_CHARACTER, or SDDS_STRING.

  On failure, returns -1 and records an error message.

• see also:
  • SDDS_DefineArray
  • SDDS_GetArrayDefinition
  • SDDS_GetArrayIndex
  • SDDS_GetArrayInformation
  • SDDS_GetArrayNames
  • SDDS_NumberOfErrors
  • SDDS_PrintErrors