| Preferred way to get multiple returns from a function [message #75036] |
Fri, 11 February 2011 15:32 |
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James[2]
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I am writing a function that fits an ellipse to a 2*N array of
points. There are three values to return: the center, semi-major
axis, and semi-minor axis. This is a simple program, but it brings up
a more general question: what is the preferred IDL way to return
multiple values from a function?
Currently, my program returns a structure containing the elements
{center, major, minor}. However, a lot of built-in IDL routines take
named variable inputs that are set to the appropriate value on output
- so instead of something like:
ellipse_struct = fit_ellipse(points)
I would have:
fit_ellipse, points, center, major, minor
I'm not sure which is better. C programming has taught me to
appreciate structures, but I'd like to code in the conventions of the
language. Which would you prefer, and why?
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