Utilities/
createfunc.pro
write an IDL function, compile it and execute it.
useful to avoid the use of execute
createfunc
result = createfunc(command, FILENAMEIN=FILENAMEIN, KWDLIST=vector string, _EXTRA=_EXTRA)
Parameters
command
in
required
type: scalar string
defining the result to be given back by the function.
(see examples)
Keywords
FILENAMEIN
in
default: for_createfunc.pro
name of the function to be created.
KWDLIST
in
type: vector string
to specify a list of keywords that must be included in the
function definition.
Warning: the string must start with a ','
for example: KWDLIST=', TOTO=toto'
_EXTRA
Used to pass keywords to the created function.
Examples
IDL> print, createfunc('3*2', FILENAMEIN='test')
IDL> print, createfunc('3*two', FILENAMEIN='test' $
IDL> , KWDLIST='two = two', TWO=2)
Version history
Version
$Id: createfunc.pro 375 2008-08-08 15:55:40Z pinsard $
History
Sebastien Masson (smasson@lodyc.jussieu.fr)
May 2005
Known issues
Restrictions
- arguments can be given only through keywords;
- ends the function name with '.pro' if needed.
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