astPutChannelDataastPutChannelData
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Store arbitrary data to be passed to a source or sink function
- Description:
- This function stores a supplied arbitrary pointer in the ChannelChannel.
When a source or sink function is invoked by the Channel, the
invoked function can use the astChannelDataastChannelData macro to retrieve the
pointer. This provides a thread-safe alternative to passing file
descriptors, etc, via global static variables.
- Synopsis:
- void astPutChannelData( AstChannel
this, void
data )
- Parameters:
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this
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Pointer to the Channel.
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data
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A pointer to be made available to the source and sink functions
via the astChannelData macro. May be NULL.
- Class Applicability:
-
Channel
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All Channels have this function.
- Notes:
- This routine is not available in the Fortran 77 interface to
the AST library.