MAPSTL(3NCARG)

πŸ’– MAPSTL β€” the NCAR Graphics girlies' guide πŸ’–

okay bestie, so this is a page from the NCAR Graphics manual (that's the manual name, we're keeping it, mwah), and today's main character is MAPSTL β€” a FORTRAN routine that sets EZMAP parameters of type LOGICAL. and yes, MPSETL is literally just an alternate name for the exact same routine, no cap. twin sisters, same energy. πŸ‘‘


✨ NAME ✨

MAPSTL β€” sets the values of certain EZMAP parameters of type LOGICAL. πŸ’…

also, tiny but important: MPSETL is an alternate name for the routine MAPSTL. that's it, that's the whole vibe. they're the same thing.


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

CALL MAPSTL (PNAM,LVAL)

πŸ¦‹ C-BINDING SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

#include <ncarg/ncargC.h>

void c_mapstl (char *pnam, int lval)

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

so here's what the arguments are doing, fr fr:

  • PNAM β€” an input expression, of type CHARACTER*2, that specifies the name of an internal parameter whose value is going to be set. and listen: only the first two characters of this string are examined. so don't come in there with a whole novel, she's reading two letters and moving on. πŸ™ˆ
  • LVAL β€” an input expression of type LOGICAL, and it holds the value that's gonna be handed to the parameter you named with PNAM. it's a logical, so it's giving true/false, not a number. periodt.

πŸŽ€ C-BINDING DESCRIPTION πŸŽ€

the C-binding argument descriptions? yeah, they're the same as the FORTRAN argument descriptions. identical. same facts, different language, slay. ✨


🌈 USAGE 🌈

this routine is your girl for setting the value of EZMAP parameters. that's the whole job. πŸ’–

and if you want the complete list of parameters that are available in this utility, go read the ezmap_params man page. she has the receipts. πŸ“‹


⭐ EXAMPLES ⭐

plot twist bestie: everything MAPSTL or MPSETL can do, the MAPSTI or MPSETI routines can also do. so if you want examples, they're listed over on the MAPSTI or MPSETI man page. go peek, iykyk. πŸ‘€


πŸ’… ACCESS πŸ’…

to use MAPSTL, MPSETL, or c_mapstl, you gotta load the NCAR Graphics libraries ncarg, ncarg_gks, and ncarg_c β€” and preferably load them in that order. order matters, don't fight the order. 🫢


πŸ”₯ MESSAGES πŸ”₯

for a description of all the EZMAP error messages and/or informational messages, go check the ezmap man page. she tells you everything that can pop off. πŸ’€


πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

🌟 Online:

ezmap, ezmap_params, mapaci, mapbla, mapblm, mapdrw, mapeod, mapfst, mapgci, mapgrd, mapgrm, mapgtc, mapgti, mapgtl, mapgtr, mapint, mapiq, mapiqa, mapiqd, mapiqm, mapit, mapita, mapitd, mapitm, maplbl, maplmb, maplot, mappos, maproj, maprs, maprst, mapsav, mapset, mapstc, mapsti, mapstr, maptra, maptri, maptrn, mapusr, mapvec, mpchln, mpfnme, mpgetc, mpgeti, mpgetl, mpgetr, mpglty, mpiaty, mpifnb, mpilnb, mpiola, mpiosa, mpipai, mpipan, mpipar, mpisci, mplnam, mplndm, mplndr, mplnri, mpname, mprset, mpsetc, mpseti, mpsetl, mpsetr, supmap, supcon, ncarg_cbind


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ok that's the whole page bestie, you ate. πŸ“

and for the cute sign-off: this one comes from the UNIX manual, dated March 1993, and it's filed under MAPSTL(3NCARG). iconic behavior from 1993 honestly. mwah, go set some logical parameters. πŸ’‹βœ¨