Title: cardpar


NAME
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 ft_cardpar,ft_cardget,ft_cardgetl,ft_cardgeti,ft_cardgetr,ft_cardgets -Fitsy
 FITS card parsing routines.

SYNOPSIS
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char *ft_cardpar(FITSCard card, FITSType *type, char *value, int *index, char *comm);
char *ft_cardget(FITSCard card);
int ft_cardgetl(FITSCard card);
int ft_cardgeti(FITSCard card);
double ft_cardgetr(FITSCard card);
char *ft_cardgets(FITSCard card);


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PARAMETERS
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  * #"FITSCard card" - FITS card to parse.
  * #"FITSType *type" - Returned card type.

       Possible values for a #FITSType are as follows:
        * #"FT_COMMENT"
        * #"FT_LOGICAL"
        * #"FT_INTEGER"
        * #"FT_STRING"
        * #"FT_VALUE"
        * #"FT_REAL"
        * #"FT_COMPLEX"

  * #"char *value" - Returned card value string.
  * #"int *index" - Returned index of the card keyword.
  * #"char *comm" - Returned card comment.

DESCRIPTION
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 These routines parse FITS cards. Usually the header value routines will
 be used instead of these.

 ft_cardpar
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 Parse a FITS card in to its type, value index and comment parts
 
 The ft_cardpar will parse an 80 character fits card in memory
 into its parts according to the standard. Some non-standard
 card formats are recognized.

 ft_cardget
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 Return the value of a FITS card in a static buffer.

 ft_cardgetl
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 Return the value of a FITS card as a logical.

 ft_cardgeti
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 Return the value of a FITS card as a integer.

 ft_cardgetr
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 Return the value of a FITS card as a double.

 ft_cardgets
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 Return the value of a FITS card as a allocated string.
 
 The returned string is allocated with strdup().

RETURNS
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 ft_cardpar
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 The value parameter.
EXAMPLES
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		FITSHead	fits;
		FITSCard	card;
		FITSType	type;
		char		value[FT_CARDLEN];
		int		index;
		char		comment[FT_CARDLEN];

		int		im;	/* Is this a primary image? *-/

	#ft_cardpar(card, &type, value, &index, comm);

	card = #ft_headfind(fits, "SIMPLE", 0, 0);

	im = #ft_cardgetl(card);