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astGetTableHeader - Get the FITS headers from a FitsTable

Description:
This function returns a pointer to a FitsChan holding copies of the FITS headers associated with a FitsTable.
Synopsis:
AstFitsChan $*$astGetTableHeader( AstFitsTable $*$this )
Parameters:
this
Pointer to the FitsTable.
Returned Value:
astGetTableHeader()
A pointer to a deep copy of the FitsChan stored within the FitsTable.
Notes:
  • The returned pointer should be annulled using astAnnul when it is no longer needed.

  • 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 astPutTableHeader.


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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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