c_ftgetfa_size(3NCARG)

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💖 c_ftgetfa_size — bestie edition 💖

okay so we're in the NCAR GRAPHICS manual, and today's main character is c_ftgetfa_size(3NCARG). she's a lil function. she tells you how big an array is. that's it. that's the whole vibe. and yet?? we stan. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

c_ftgetfa_size — retrieve the size of an array 💅

🧚 FUNCTION PROTOTYPE 🧚

int c_ftgetfa_size(char *);

like yes she takes a char * and she gives you back an int. simple. iconic. no cap. ⭐

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int c_ftgetfa_size (pnam);

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

  • pnam — the name of the control parameter whose value is to be retrieved. that's the one and only thing you're handing her. just the name. she handles the rest, bestie. 💖

🦋 RETURN VALUE 🦋

c_ftgetfa_size returns the size of the array.

and if something goes wrong?? she returns a zero. so like. if you get a 0 back, that's your vibe check failing — an error happened. 😭 keep an eye on that fr fr.

🌈 USAGE 🌈

you call c_ftgetfa_size when you wanna obtain current sizes for any of the float valued control parameters. she's literally built for that. that's her whole thing. periodt. ✨

👑 ACCESS 👑

to use c_ftgetfa_size, you gotta load the NCAR Graphics library ngmath. no library, no function, no slay. 🔥

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

  • fitgrid_params
  • c_ftsetfa
  • c_ftgetfa
  • c_ftgetfa_data

complete documentation for Fitgrid lives at this URL, and yes you should go read it:

http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ngdoc/ng/ngmath/fitgrid/fithome.html

Copyright (C) 2000 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.

okay so legally speaking: it's theirs, it's from 2000, and there's a License Agreement governing how you use it. read it. respect it. it's giving responsible queen energy. 💅

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🎀 this one shipped as part of UNIX, dated March 1998, and it's filed under c_ftgetfa_size(3NCARG). mwah. go get those array sizes. 💖✨🦋

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