4.3 Image Output Parameters
4.3.1 Generic Image Output
create_image
boolean- If true, an image is created and output.
image_file
filename- The image is output to this file. If it is ‘stdout’, the image is
written to the standard output stream, if it is ‘stderr’, it is
written to the standard error stream.
image_fmt
enumerated string- The image may be written in any of the formats indicated in
Images. This parameter selects which format to use. The
available choices are: ‘ascii-raw’, ‘ascii-hdr’,
‘binary-raw’, ‘binary-hdr’, ‘rdb-raw’, ‘rdb-hdr’;
image_lang
enumerated string (‘c’ | ‘fortran’)- The binary formats of an image may be written in either C or Fortran
compatible records. This parameter selects which is used.
4.3.2 ascii Image Output
ascii images are printed in i major form; i.e., bins with a single
value of i are printed most rapidly.
i_prefix
string- This string precedes the printing of a sequence of bins with
the same i value. It is often left blank.
i_prefix
string- This string is printed after a sequence of bins with the same i
value is printed, and before the printing of bins with the
succeeding i. It is usually the string ‘\n’, indicating that
a new line is to begin.
wt_format
string- This is a
printf
style format string used to print the weight of
a bin. It should not contain any padding to separate bin values.
j_pad
string- This parameter specifies what will be printed between bin values.
It's usually ‘\t’.
4.3.3 ‘/rdb’ Image Output
‘/rdb’ images are printed in i major form; i.e., bins with a single
value of i are printed most rapidly.
wt_format
string- This is a
printf
style format string used to print the weight of
a bin. It should not contain any extra padding.
pos_format
string- This is a
printf
style format string used to print the position
of a bin. It is used once for each coordinate. It should not
contain any padding to separate bin values.