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ColumnNdim(column) - The number of axes spanned by each value in a column

Description:
This attribute holds the number of axes spanned by each value in a column. If each cell in the column is a scalar, ColumnNdim will be zero. If each cell in the column is a 1D spectrum, ColumnNdim will be one. If each cell in the column is a 2D image, ColumnNdim will be two, etc. The required column name should be placed inside the parentheses in the attribute name.
Type:
Integer, read-only.
Class Applicability:
Table
All Tables have this attribute.


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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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