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HDF_AN_ATYPE2TAG

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This function returns the HDF tag that corresponds to the annotation type specified by the parameter Annotation_type.

Syntax

Result = HDF_AN_ATYPE2TAG(Annotation_type)

Return Value

Returns the HDF annotation tag (Annotation_tag) if successful, or not found (0) otherwise.

Arguments

Annotation_type

Type of the annotation. The following table lists the valid values of Annotation_type in the left column and the corresponding values for the returned annotation tag on the right.

Table 4-6: Valid Annotation_type and Annotation_tag values.

Table 4-6: Valid Annotation_type and Annotation_tag values.
Annotation Type
HDF Annotation Tag
0 = Data Label (AN_DATA_LABEL)
104 (DFTAG_DIL)
1= Data Description (AN_DATA_DESC)
105 (DFTAG_DIA)
2 = File Label (AN_FILE_LABEL)
100 (DFTAG_FID)
3 = File Description (AN_FILE_DESC)
101 (DFTAG_FD)

Keywords

None

Version History

5.2
Introduced

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)