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AST_HASATTRIBUTE - Test if an Object has a named attribute

Description:
This function returns a logical result to indicate whether the supplied Object has an attribute with the supplied name.
Invocation:
RESULT = AST_HASATTRIBUTE( THIS, ATTRIB, STATUS )
Arguments:
THIS = INTEGER (Given)
Pointer to the first Object.
ATTRIB = INTEGER (Given)
The name of the attribute to be tested.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
The global status.
Class Applicability:
Object
This routine applies to all Objects.
Returned Value:
AST_SAME = LOGICAL
.TRUE. if the Object has the named attribute, otherwise .FALSE.
Notes:
  • A value of .FALSE. will be returned if this function is invoked with STATUS set to an error value, or if it should fail for any reason.


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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 210
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
24th May 2011
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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