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data_copy.pro

Last modification date:

Wed Sep 28 13:27:10 2016

DATA_COPY

procedure DATA_COPY, in, out

Copy the data container from in to out. This procedure can be used to generate a new data container, or to copy one data container into an existing data container. However, it cannot be used to copy into one of the global data containers. To copy a data container stored as a local variable into a global data container, use the procedure set_data_container.

Examples

 get, mc_scan=22, cal='F', sig='T', pol='XX', if_num=1, int=1 ; sig
 data_copy,!g.s[0],spec
 a = getdcdata(spec)
 a = a * 2.0
 setdcdata,spec,a
 show,spec
 data_free, spec  ; clean up memory
 

Uses

data_valid data_free

Version

$Id$

Parameters
in in, required data_container_struct	The data container copied. This can be identified by a local valiable or it can be a global data container, such as !g.s[0]
out out, required variable	The data container to receive the copy. This can be a local variable, but NOT a global data container.