AST_TEST

Test if an Object attribute value is set

Description:

This function returns a logical result to indicate whether a value has been explicitly set for one of an Object s attributes.

Invocation

RESULT = AST_TEST( THIS, ATTRIB, STATUS )

Arguments

THIS = INTEGER (Given)
Pointer to the Object.
ATTRIB = CHARACTER ( ) (Given)
A character string containing the name of the attribute to be tested.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.

Applicability

Object
This routine applies to all Objects.

Returned Value

AST_TEST = LOGICAL
.TRUE. if a value has previously been explicitly set for the attribute (and hasn t been cleared), otherwise .FALSE..

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