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bodvcd_c

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Procedure
Abstract
Required_Reading
Keywords
Brief_I/O
Detailed_Input
Detailed_Output
Parameters
Exceptions
Files
Particulars
Examples
Restrictions
Literature_References
Author_and_Institution
Version
Index_Entries

Procedure

   bodvcd_c ( Return d.p. values from the kernel pool ) 

   void bodvcd_c ( SpiceInt           bodyid,
                   ConstSpiceChar   * item,
                   SpiceInt           maxn,
                   SpiceInt         * dim,
                   SpiceDouble      * values )

Abstract

   Fetch from the kernel pool the double precision values of an item
   associated with a body, where the body is specified by an integer ID
   code.

Required_Reading

   KERNEL
   NAIF_IDS

Keywords

   CONSTANTS


Brief_I/O

   VARIABLE  I/O  DESCRIPTION
   --------  ---  --------------------------------------------------
   bodyid     I   Body ID code.
   item       I   Item for which values are desired. ("RADII",
                  "NUT_PREC_ANGLES", etc. )
   maxn       I   Maximum number of values that may be returned.
   dim        O   Number of values returned.
   values     O   Values.

Detailed_Input

   bodyid      is the NAIF integer ID code for a body of interest.
               For example, if the body is the earth, the code is
               399.

   item        is the item to be returned. Together, the NAIF ID
               code of the body and the item name combine to form a
               kernel variable name, e.g.,

                  "BODY599_RADII"
                  "BODY401_POLE_RA"

               The values associated with the kernel variable having
               the name constructed as shown are sought. Below
               we'll take the shortcut of calling this kernel variable
               the "requested kernel variable."

               Note that `item' *is* case-sensitive. This attribute
               is inherited from the case-sensitivity of kernel
               variable names.

   maxn        is the maximum number of values that may be returned.
               The output array `values' must be declared with size at
               least `maxn'. It's an error to supply an output array
               that is too small to hold all of the values associated
               with the requested kernel variable.

Detailed_Output

   dim         is the number of values returned; this is always the
               number of values associated with the requested kernel
               variable unless an error has been signaled.

   values      is the array of values associated with the requested
               kernel variable. If `values' is too small to hold all
               of the values associated with the kernel variable, the
               returned values of `dim' and `values' are undefined.

Parameters

   None.

Exceptions

   1)  If the requested kernel variable is not found in the kernel
       pool, the error SPICE(KERNELVARNOTFOUND) is signaled by a
       routine in the call tree of this routine.

   2)  If the requested kernel variable is found but the associated
       values aren't numeric, the error SPICE(TYPEMISMATCH) is
       signaled by a routine in the call tree of this routine.

   3)  If the dimension of `values' indicated by `maxn' is too small to
       contain the requested values, the error SPICE(ARRAYTOOSMALL)
       is signaled by a routine in the call tree of this routine. The
       output array `values' must be declared with sufficient size to
       contain all of the values associated with the requested kernel
       variable.

   4)  If the input dimension `maxn' indicates there is more room in
       `values' than there really is---for example, if `maxn' is 10 but
       values is declared with dimension 5---and the dimension of the
       requested kernel variable is larger than the actual dimension
       of `values', then this routine may overwrite memory. The results
       are unpredictable.

   5)  If the `item' input string pointer is null, the error
       SPICE(NULLPOINTER) is signaled.

   6)  If the `item' input string has zero length, the error
       SPICE(EMPTYSTRING) is signaled.

Files

   None.

Particulars

   This routine simplifies looking up PCK kernel variables by
   constructing names of requested kernel variables and by
   performing error checking.

   This routine is intended for use in cases where the maximum number
   of values that may be returned is known at compile time. The
   caller fetches all of the values associated with the specified
   kernel variable via a single call to this routine. If the number
   of values to be fetched cannot be known until run time, the
   lower-level routine gdpool_c should be used instead. gdpool_c
   supports fetching arbitrary amounts of data in multiple "chunks."

   This routine is intended for use in cases where the requested
   kernel variable is expected to be present in the kernel pool. If
   the variable is not found or has the wrong data type, this
   routine signals an error. In cases where it is appropriate to
   indicate absence of an expected kernel variable by returning a
   boolean "found flag" with the value SPICEFALSE, again the routine
   gdpool_c should be used.

Examples

   The numerical results shown for this example may differ across
   platforms. The results depend on the SPICE kernels used as
   input, the compiler and supporting libraries, and the machine
   specific arithmetic implementation.

   1) Retrieve the radii of the Earth from the kernel pool, using both
      "RADII" and "radii" as the item name to return. Since the `item'
      variable possesses case sensitivity, the later case should fail.
      Trap the error and print it to the output.

      Use the PCK kernel below to load the required triaxial
      ellipsoidal shape model for the Earth.

         pck00008.tpc


      Example code begins here.


      /.
         Program bodvcd_ex1
      ./
      #include <stdio.h>
      #include "SpiceUsr.h"

      int main( )
      {

         /.
         Local parameters.
         ./
         #define NVALS        3

         /.
         Local variables.
         ./
         SpiceDouble          values [NVALS];

         SpiceInt             dim;

         /.
         Load a PCK.
         ./
         furnsh_c ( "pck00008.tpc" );

         /.
         When the kernel variable

            BODY399_RADII

         is present in the kernel pool---normally because a PCK
         defining this variable has been loaded (as is the case
         here)---the call
         ./
         bodvcd_c ( 399, "RADII", 3, &dim, values );

         /.
         returns the dimension and values associated with the
         variable "BODY399_RADII"
         ./
         printf( "399 RADII:  %9.3f %9.3f %9.3f\n",
                      values[0], values[1], values[2] );

         /.
         The `item' variable possesses case sensitivity. This
         call should cause an error.
         ./
         bodvcd_c ( 399, "radii", 3, &dim, values );
         printf( "399 radii:  %9.3f %9.3f %9.3f\n",
                      values[0], values[1], values[2] );

         return ( 0 );
      }


      When this program was executed on a Mac/Intel/cc/64-bit
      platform, the output was:


      399 RADII:   6378.140  6378.140  6356.750

      =====================================================================

      Toolkit version: N0066

      SPICE(KERNELVARNOTFOUND) -- The Variable Was not Found in the Kernel
      Pool.

      The variable BODY399_radii could not be found in the kernel pool.

      A traceback follows.  The name of the highest level module is first.
      bodvcd_c --> BODVCD

      Oh, by the way:  The SPICELIB error handling actions are USER-
      TAILORABLE.  You can choose whether the Toolkit aborts or continues
      when errors occur, which error messages to output, and where to send
      the output.  Please read the ERROR "Required Reading" file, or see
      the routines ERRACT, ERRDEV, and ERRPRT.

      =====================================================================


      Note that, usually, the last call will cause a
      SPICE(KERNELVARNOTFOUND) error to be signaled, because this
      call will attempt to look up the values associated with a
      kernel variable of the name

         'BODY399_radii'

      Since kernel variable names are case sensitive, this
      name is not considered to match the name

         'BODY399_RADII'

      which normally would be present after a text PCK
      containing data for all planets and satellites has
      been loaded.

Restrictions

   None.

Literature_References

   None.

Author_and_Institution

   N.J. Bachman        (JPL)
   J. Diaz del Rio     (ODC Space)
   B.V. Semenov        (JPL)
   W.L. Taber          (JPL)
   I.M. Underwood      (JPL)

Version

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.2, 27-AUG-2021 (JDR)

       Edited the header to comply with NAIF standard. Added
       complete code example based on existing fragments.

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.1, 12-APR-2006 (NJB)

       Header fix: output argument `dim' is now preceded by
       an ampersand in example calls to bodvcd_c.c.

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.0, 24-OCT-2005 (NJB) (BVS) (WLT) (IMU)

Index_Entries

   fetch constants for a body from the kernel pool
   physical constants for a body
Fri Dec 31 18:41:02 2021