IparsePixtyp

Name

IparsePixtyp - return the BIFF pixeltype from a string representation

Syntax

 #include <xite/biff.h>

 IPIXTYP IparsePixtyp( char *pixtyp );

Description

Return the pixeltype of pixtyp. Pixeltype is defined by the pixeltype definitions in biff.h.

Legal forms of pixtyp are the pixeltype numbers, the full pixeltype name (as defined by Ipixname) and short forms of the pixeltype name.

 Full name   Short name  Number  Symbolic number
 -----------------------------------------------
 uns_bit        ui         0     Ibit_typ
 uns_2bit       u2i        1     Ibit2_typ
 uns_nibble     un         2     Inibble_typ
 uns_byte       ub         3     Iu_byte_typ
 sign_byte      sb         4     Is_byte_typ
 uns_short      us         5     Iu_short_typ
 sign_short     ss         6     Is_short_typ
 integer        i          7     Integer_typ
 real           r/f        8     Ireal_typ
 complex        c          9     Icomplex_typ
 double         d         10     Idouble_typ
 dcomplex       dc        11     Id_complex_typ

Return value

Pixeltype if pixtyp is ok, Iunknown_typ otherwise.

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