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This functionality is obsolete. It should not be used in new IDL code.

IDLffLanguageCat::Query

The IDLffLanguageCat::Query function method is used to return the language string associated with the given key.

Syntax

Result = Obj ->[IDLffLanguageCat::]Query(Key [, DEFAULT_STRING=string])

Return Value

Returns a string representing the language associated with the given key. If the key is not found in the given catalog, the default string is returned.

Arguments

Key

The scalar or array of (string) keys associated with the desired language string. If key is an array, Result will be a string array of the associated language strings.

Keywords

DEFAULT_STRING

Set this keyword to the desired value of the return string if the key cannot be found in the catalog file. The default value is the empty string.

Version History

Introduced: 5.2.1

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)