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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
Copyright (C) 2009 Science \& Technology Facilities Council