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Re: Testing the type of the structure? [message #30461]

Tue, 23 April 2002 00:28

P.T.Kenter
Messages: 2
Registered: April 2002

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Thanks, that's it!

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Pavel A. Romashkin wrote:

> TAG_NAMES(a, /STRUCTURE_NAME), maybe?
> Cheers,
> Pavel
>
> "P.T.Kenter" wrote:
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Can I test which type of structure a certain variable (parameters) is?
>>
>> For example, let's say i've got a variable a of type star:
>>
>> a = {star, name:'sirius', size:2.1}
>>
>> and a function that expects a star as input:
>>
>> function is_a_star, s
>> ; i would like to test here if s is of type 'star'
>> end
>>
>> How can i test if parameter s is a star-structure?
>>
>> I've found the obj_isa function but it only seems to work with objects. A
>> similar function for structures would be perfect.
>>
>> Regards, Pepijn Kenter.
>

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