PAR_GDR1x

Obtains an exact number of values within a given range from a parameter

Description:

This routine obtains an exact number of values from a parameter. all of which must be within a supplied range of acceptable values. Dynamic defaults may be defined.

Invocation

CALL PAR_GDR1x( PARAM, NVALS, DEFAUL, VMIN, VMAX, NULL, VALUES, STATUS )

Arguments

PARAM = CHARACTER ( ) (Given)
The name of the parameter.
NVALS = INTEGER (Given)
The number of values needed. Values will be requested until exactly this number (no more and no less) has been obtained.
DEFAUL( NVALS ) = ? (Given)
The suggested-default values for the parameter. No default will be suggested when any of the DEFAUL elements is not within the range of acceptable values defined by VMIN and VMAX.
VMIN = ? (Given)
The value immediately above a range wherein the obtained values cannot lie. Thus if VMAX is greater than VMIN, VMIN is the minimum allowed for the obtained values. However, should VMAX be less than VMIN, all values are acceptable except those between VMAX and VMIN exclusive.
VMAX = ? (Given)
The value immediately below a range wherein the obtained values cannot lie. Thus if VMAX is greater than VMIN, VMAX is the maximum allowed for the obtained values. However, should VMAX be less than VMIN, all values are acceptable except those between VMAX and VMIN exclusive.
NULL = LOGICAL (Given)
NULL controls the behaviour of this routine when the parameter is in the null state. If NULL is .FALSE., this routine returns with STATUS=PAR__NULL. If NULL is .TRUE., the returned VALUE takes the value of DEFAUL and, if the MSG filtering level (see SUN/104) is ‘verbose’, a message informs the user of the value used for the parameter. The routine then returns with STATUS=SAI__OK. This feature is intended for convenient handling of null values. NULL should only be set to .TRUE. when the value of DEFAUL will always give a reasonable value for the parameter.
VALUES( NVALS ) = ? (Returned)
The values associated with the parameter. If STATUS is returned not equal to SAI__OK, VALUE takes the values of DEFAUL.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.

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