Abstract

   CSPICE_DTPOOL returns descriptive data about a kernel pool variable

I/O

   Given:

      name     name(s) of variables whose values are to be returned.

               [n,c1] = size(name); char = class(name)

                  or

               [1,n] = size(name); cell = class(name)

   the call:

      [found, n, type] = cspice_dtpool( name )

   returns:

      found    flag(s) returning as true if the variable `name' exists in the
               pool; false if not.

               [1,n] = size(found); logical = class(found)

      n        the number of values associated with `name'. If `name' does
               not exist in the pool, `n' returns with the value 0.

               [1,n] = size(n); int32 = class(n)

      type     indicating the variable type associated with `name'.

               [n,1] = size(type); char = class(type)

                   C if the data is character data
                   N if the data is numeric
                   X if there is no variable name in the pool

               `found', `n', and `type' return with the same vectorization
               measure, N, as `name'.

Parameters

   None.

Examples

   Any numerical results shown for this example may differ between
   platforms as the results depend on the SPICE kernels used as input
   and the machine specific arithmetic implementation.

   1) Check for the variables defined in the leapseconds kernel and
      a name probably (hopefully) not in the kernel pool.

      Use the LSK kernel below as test file to generate the results.

         naif0009.tls


      Example code begins here.


      function dtpool_ex1()

         %
         % Load a leapsecond kernel.
         %
         cspice_furnsh('naif0009.tls' )

         %
         % Check for the variables defined in the leapseconds kernel
         % and a name probably (hopefully) not in the kernel pool.
         %
         lmpoolNames  = strvcat(              ...
                       'DELTET/DELTA_T_A',    ...
                       'DELTET/K',            ...
                       'DELTET/EB',           ...
                       'DELTET/M',            ...
                       'ECHO419',             ...
                       'DELTET/DELTA_AT',     ...
                       'EVERLASTING_GOBSTOPPER' );

         [found, n, dtype] = cspice_dtpool( lmpoolNames );

         for i = 1:size(lmpoolNames,1)

            name = lmpoolNames(i,:);

            if (found(i))
               fprintf( 'Variable name : %s\n', name       )
               fprintf( 'Variable size : %d\n', n(i)       )
               fprintf( 'Variable type : %s\n\n', dtype(i) )
            else
               fprintf( 'Unable to find variable name : %s\n\n', name )
            end

         end

         %
         % It's always good form to unload kernels after use,
         % particularly in MATLAB due to data persistence.
         %
         cspice_kclear


      When this program was executed on a Mac/Intel/Octave6.x/64-bit
      platform, the output was:


      Variable name : DELTET/DELTA_T_A
      Variable size : 1
      Variable type : N

      Variable name : DELTET/K
      Variable size : 1
      Variable type : N

      Variable name : DELTET/EB
      Variable size : 1
      Variable type : N

      Variable name : DELTET/M
      Variable size : 2
      Variable type : N

      Unable to find variable name : ECHO419

      Variable name : DELTET/DELTA_AT
      Variable size : 50
      Variable type : N

      Unable to find variable name : EVERLASTING_GOBSTOPPER

Particulars

   A sister version of this routine exists named mice_dtpool that returns
   the output arguments as fields in a single structure.

   This routine allows you to determine whether or not a kernel
   pool variable is present and to determine its size and type
   if it is.

Exceptions

   1)  If the name requested is not in the kernel pool `found'
       will be set to false, `n' to zero and `type' to 'X'.

   2)  If the input argument `name' is undefined, an error is
       signaled by the Matlab error handling system.

   3)  If the input argument `name' is not of the expected type, or
       it does not have the expected dimensions and size, an error is
       signaled by the Mice interface.

Files

   None.

Restrictions

   None.

Required_Reading

   MICE.REQ

Literature_References

   None.

Author_and_Institution

   J. Diaz del Rio     (ODC Space)
   S.C. Krening        (JPL)
   E.D. Wright         (JPL)

Version

   -Mice Version 1.1.0, 24-AUG-2021 (EDW) (JDR)

       Edited the header to comply with NAIF standard. Added -Parameters,
       -Exceptions, -Files, -Restrictions, -Literature_References and
       -Author_and_Institution sections. Updated -Particulars section.

       Eliminated use of "lasterror" in rethrow.

       Removed reference to the function's corresponding CSPICE header from
       -Required_Reading section.

   -Mice Version 1.0.3, 03-DEC-2014 (EDW)

       Edited -I/O section to conform to NAIF standard for Mice
       documentation.

   -Mice Version 1.0.2, 12-MAR-2012 (EDW) (SCK)

       Edited -I/O section to conform to NAIF standard for Mice
       documentation.

       Edits to Example section, proper description of "standard.tm"
       meta kernel.

   -Mice Version 1.0.1, 06-MAY-2009 (EDW)

       Added mice.req reference to the Required Reading section.

   -Mice Version 1.0.0, 07-MAR-2007 (EDW)

Index_Entries

   return summary information about a kernel pool variable