6.69 SDDS_GetParameterType

• name:
  SDDS_GetParameterType
• description:
  Returns the SDDS data type of a named parameter in the data set.
• synopsis: #include ”SDDS.h”
  int32_t SDDS_GetParameterType(SDDS_TABLE *SDDS_table, int32_t parameter_index)
• arguments:
  • SDDS_table: Address of the SDDS_TABLE structure for the data set.
  • parameter_index: The integer index of the parameter in the data set. Returned by SDDS_DefineParameter or obtained from SDDS_GetParameterIndex.
• 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_LONGDOUBLE, SDDS_DOUBLE, SDDS_FLOAT, SDDS_LONG, SDDS_ULONG, SDDS_SHORT, SDDS_USHORT, SDDS_CHARACTER, or SDDS_STRING. On failure, returns -1 and records an error message.
• see also:
  • SDDS_DefineParameter
  • SDDS_GetParameterDefinition
  • SDDS_GetParameterIndex
  • SDDS_GetParameterInformation
  • SDDS_GetParameterNames
  • SDDS_NumberOfErrors
  • SDDS_PrintErrors