type

Define the type of the parameter

Description:

The parameter type may be: _CHAR, LITERAL, _DOUBLE, _INTEGER, _REAL, _LOGICAL or a structure type (see SUN/115 for details). For environments other than ADAM, suitable choices are made.

Invocation

type type

Arguments

type
The ADAM type of the parameter.

Examples:

type _REAL

Specified type _REAL for the parameter.


ADAM:

As specified – output to the .ifl files.
IRAF:
Scalar _CHAR, LITERAL, _DOUBLE, _INTEGER, _REAL and _LOGICAL types become string, string, real, integer, real and boolean respectively. Vectors and arrays are defined as type struct (see the size keyword). All other types are treated as filenames.