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Re: how can I get the name of a variable as a string? [message #73529 is a reply to message #73526]

Fri, 12 November 2010 12:49

Michael Galloy
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On 11/12/10 1:46 PM, Fï¿½LDY Lajos wrote:
>
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2010, fgg wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> How can I get the name of a variable as a string? I found the
>> IDL_VarName() function in the IDL help, but I don't really understand
>> how to use it.
>>
>> char *IDL_VarName(IDL_VPTR v) ??
>>
>> Thanks
>
> name=SCOPE_VARNAME(var)
>
> regards,
> Lajos

Yes, the IDL_VarName routine you saw is part of IDL's internal API
(i.e., if you are interfacing with IDL in C).

Mike
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		Re: how can I get the name of a variable as a string? By: fgg on Fri, 12 November 2010 13:23
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		Re: how can I get the name of a variable as a string? By: Foldy Lajos on Fri, 12 November 2010 12:46

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