parseHdr {FITSio} | R Documentation |
Parse FITS header
Description
Parse FITS header to extract keyword = variable
pairs. Mostly
useful for finding values given keyword name.
Usage
parseHdr(headerName)
Arguments
headerName |
Header card images (vector) |
Details
Uses strict FITS convention to identify keyword = variable
pairs: a string '= ' in card image columns 9 and 10.
Value
Vector with elements keyword, variable
for all pairs.
Note
Function eliminates leading and trailing spaces.
Author(s)
A. Harris
See Also
Examples
header <- newKwv('KEYWORD', 'VALUE', 'NOTE')
header <- addKwv('test1', 'plot size', header=header)
header <- addKwv('test2', 4294.95397809807, 'number', header=header)
header <- addKwv('test3', 4.29495397809807e50, 'big number', header=header)
header <- addKwv('test4', -4.29495397809807e50, 'big number', header=header)
parseHdr(header)
[Package FITSio version 2.1-6 Index]