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URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao3.4/is.html
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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 is Context: sherpa

Synopsis

Summary of Sherpa/S-Lang module query functions.

Description

The is functions of the Sherpa/S-Lang module answer questions, returning 1 for yes/true and 0 for no/false, and, if appropriate, NULL for inappropriate queries (such as querying about background subtraction for a non-existant dataset).

Summary of Sherpa/S-Lang Module is Functions

Name Description
is_thawed Determines if the specified parameter(s) are thawed
is_frozen Determines if the specified parameter(s) are frozen
is_subtracted Determines if a specified dataset is background-subtracted

Bugs

See the Sherpa bug pages online for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

Hardcopy (PDF): A4 | Letter
Last modified: December 2006



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