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Re: Discover the name (at calling level) of passed parameter [message #33969]

Wed, 12 February 2003 04:22

Kristian Kjaer
Messages: 58
Registered: June 1998

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Now what if I have a function instead of a procedure:
I don't suppose there is any hope with

IDL> p2=myfunction(p)

to discover, at myfunction's level, the name at the calling level
('p2'), of the variable where the function's returned value will end up?

I guess I need to convert the syntax to

IDL> p2=p & myprocedure,p ; or
IDL> myprocedure,p2,p

Or need I?

- Kristian

David Fanning wrote:
> Alright, here it is. But you didn't hear it from me. :-(
>
> pro test_par_name, p
> help,p
> name = Routine_Names(p, Arg_Name=(-1))
> print ,'Name of passed parameter was ',name,' and its value is',p
> end
>
> You can find more information here:
>
> http://www.dfanning.com/tips/access_main_vars.html
>
> Cheers,
> David

> Kristian.Kjaer@Risoe.DK writes:
>> I sometimes find myself wanting to know the name of a passed parameter:
>> At the called procedure level I need to know the name that the parameter
>> had at the calling level.
>> The code below illustrates what I can_not_ do by simple means.
>> Are there any dirty tricks I could emply to this end?
>>
>> Thanks for any pointers, Kristian
>>
>> ; --------- begin IDL code:
>> pro test_par_name, p =
>>
>> help,p
>> print ,'The name of the passed parameter was ','?',' and its value is
>> ',p
>> end
>>
>> ; --------- begin IDL command history:
>> IDL> q=3D5D
>> IDL> test_par_name,q
>> P DOUBLE =3D 5.0000000
>> The name of the passed parameter was ? and its value is 5.0000000
>>
>> ; --------- begin wish list:
>> ; I'd like somehow to be able to get:
>> Q DOUBLE =3D 5.0000000
>> The name of the passed parameter was Q and its value is 5.0000000

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		Re: Discover the name (at calling level) of passed parameter By: Kristian Kjaer on Wed, 12 February 2003 04:22
		Re: Discover the name (at calling level) of passed parameter By: Kristian Kjaer on Wed, 12 February 2003 03:05
		Re: Discover the name (at calling level) of passed parameter By: Mark Hadfield on Tue, 11 February 2003 12:12
		Re: Discover the name (at calling level) of passed parameter By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Tue, 11 February 2003 08:20
		Re: Discover the name (at calling level) of passed parameter By: Kristian Kjaer on Tue, 11 February 2003 07:00
		Re: Discover the name (at calling level) of passed parameter By: David Fanning on Tue, 11 February 2003 06:15
		Re: Discover the name (at calling level) of passed parameter By: Wim Bouwman on Thu, 13 February 2003 22:56

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