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- name:
SDDS_GetParameterIndex
- description:
Returns the index of a named parameter in the data set. This is used with some routines for faster access to the data
or to information about the data.
- synopsis:
#include "SDDS.h"
long SDDS_GetParameterIndex(SDDS_TABLE *SDDS_table, char *parameter_name)
- arguments:
- SDDS_table : Address of the SDDS_TABLE structure for the data set.
- parameter_name: A NULL-terminated character string giving the name of the parameter for
which information is desired.
- return value:
On success, returns a non-negative integer giving the index of the parameter.
On failure, returns -1 and records an error message.
- see also: