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STRING with FORMAT keyword and REFORM [message #46919]

Wed, 11 January 2006 07:11

btt
Messages: 345
Registered: December 2000

Senior Member

Hello All,

I just bumped into a funny thing. When calling

result = STRING(array, FORMAT = '(something'))

a 2d array is reformed into a 1d array.

Here's an example...

print, !VERSION
;{ ppc darwin unix Mac OS X 6.2 Jun 20 2005 32 32}

number = REBIN(INDGEN(1,10), 10,10)
text = STRING(number, FORMAT = '(I2.2)')
help, number, text

;NUMBER INT = Array[10, 10]
;TEXT STRING = Array[100] <<<<< reformed, nuts!

text = STRING(number)
help, number, text
;NUMBER INT = Array[10, 10]
;TEXT STRING = Array[10, 10] <<<< not reformed

text = STRING(text, format = '(I2.2)')
help, number, text

;NUMBER INT = Array[10, 10]
;TEXT STRING = Array[100] <<< still reformed

I can re-reform the array, but nothing pops out at me from the online
help about this. Is this expected behavior?

Thanks,
Ben

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