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astAddParameter - Add a new global parameter definition to a table

Description:
Adds the definition of a new global parameter to the supplied table. Note, this does not store a value for the parameter. To get or set the parameter value, the methods of the paremt KeyMap class should be used, using the name of the parameter as the key.
Synopsis:
void astAddParameter( AstTable $*$this, const char $*$name )
Parameters:
this
Pointer to the Table.
name
The parameter name. Trailing spaces are ignored (all other spaces are significant). The supplied string is converted to upper case.
Notes:
  • Unlike columns, the definition of a parameter does not specify its type, size or dimensionality.


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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 211
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
24th May 2011
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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