IDL Reference Guide: iTools Object Classes

IDLitData::GetByType

The IDLitData::GetByType function method returns all contained objects of the specified iTool data type.

Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDLitData::]GetByType(Type[, COUNT=variable])

Return Value

Returns an object array containing references to the contained data objects that are of the iTool data type specified by Type. If no objects matching Type exist, a null object reference is returned.

Arguments

Type

A string containing the iTool data type to search for in the data hierarchy rooted by this data container.

Keywords

COUNT

Set this keyword equal to a named variable that will contain the number of valid objects returned by this method.

Version History

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)