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Description:
This function returns a
pointer to a
FitsChan holding copies of the FITS headers associated with a
FitsTable.
Invocation
RESULT = AST_GETTABLEHEADER( THIS, STATUS )
Arguments
THIS = INTEGER (Given)
Pointer
to the FitsTable.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.
Returned Value
AST_GetTableHeader = INTEGER
A pointer to a deep copy of the FitsChan stored within the
FitsTable.
Notes:
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The returned pointer should be annulled using AST_ANNUL when it is no longer needed.
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Changing the contents of the returned FitsChan will have no effect on the FitsTable. To modify the
FitsTable, the modified FitsChan must be stored in the FitsTable using AST_PUTTABLEHEADER.
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