### astColumnShape

Returns the shape of the values in a named column

#### Description:

This function returns the number of dimensions spaned by each value in a named column of a Table, together with the length of each dimension. These are the values supplied when the column was created using astAddColumn.

#### Synopsis

void astColumnShape( AstTable $\ast$this, const char $\ast$column, int mxdim, int $\ast$ndim, int $\ast$dims )

#### Parameters:

##### this
Pointer to the Table.
##### column
The character string holding the upper case name of the column. Trailing spaces are ignored.
##### mxdim
The length of the " dims" array.
##### ndim
Pointer to an int in which to return the number of dimensions spanned by values in the named column. This will be zero if the column contains scalar values.
##### dims
Pointer to an array in which to return the length of each dimension. Any excess trailing elements will be filled with the value 1.

#### Notes:

• No error is reported if the requested column cannot be found in the given Table. A value of zero is returned for " ndim" and the supplied values in " dims" are left unchanged.

• A value of zero is returned for " ndim" if an error occurs.