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Re: Static Variables in IDL [message #5913 is a reply to message #5901]

Wed, 13 March 1996 00:00

rivers
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In article <4i7ara$606@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, santanu@ux7.cso.uiuc.edu (Santanu Bhattacharyya) writes:
> Hi,
> Is there a way to statically allocate variables in IDL ? I would
> like to define a static variable in a .pro which is repeatedly called
> from an upper level. I am specifically looking for the IDL counterpart
> of
> static int testint;
>

Yes, it is easy. Use a common block. Make the name of the common block unique
enough that you can be sure it won't conflict with common blocks used in other
procedures.

common unique_name, testint
testint = 14

testint will have the value 14 the next time the .pro file is called.

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