Init_band

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Name

Init_band - initiate a BIFF band

Syntax

 #include <xite/biff.h>

 IBAND Init_band( IPIXTYP pt, long xsize,
    long ysize );

Description

Create an "absent" band. Storage for pixels will not be allocated, but the band info field will be allocated and initialized with pixel type pt, horizontal size xsize, and vertical size ysize.

Restrictions

Existing pixel type, xsize and ysize GE 1.

See also

Init_bands(5), Init_image(5), Imake_band(5), Imake_bands(5), Iread_band(5), Iwrite_band(5)

Return value

Band pointer if ok, NULL otherwise.

Author

Tor Lønnestad, BLAB, Ifi, UiO