AST_MAPTYPE

Get the data type of an entry in a KeyMap

Description:

This function returns a value indicating the data type of a named entry in a KeyMap. This is the data type which was used when the entry was added to the KeyMap.

Invocation

RESULT = AST_MAPTYPE( THIS, KEY, STATUS )

Arguments

THIS = INTEGER (Given)
Pointer to the KeyMap.
KEY = CHARACTER ∗ ( ∗ ) (Given)
The character string identifying the KeyMap entry. Trailing spaces are ignored. The supplied string is converted to upper case before use if the KeyCase attribute is currently set to zero.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.

Returned Value

AST_MAPTYPE = INTEGER
One of AST__INTTYPE (for integer), AST__SINTTYPE (for INTEGER∗2), AST__KINTTYPE (for INTEGER∗8), AST__BYTETYPE (for unsigned bytes ) AST__DOUBLETYPE (for double precision floating point), AST__FLOATTYPE (for single precision floating point), AST__STRINGTYPE (for character string), AST__OBJECTTYPE (for AST Object pointer), AST__POINTERTYPE (for arbitrary C pointer) or AST__UNDEFTYPE (for undefined values created by AST_MAPPUTU). AST__BADTYPE is returned if the supplied key is not found in the KeyMap.

Notes:

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