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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 regRegionString Context: region

Synopsis

Print out details about a region.

Syntax

String_Type regRegionString( Region_Type Region )

Description

The regRegionString returns a string representation of the region.

Example 1

chips> require("region")
chips> reg = regParse("circle(10,10,4)")
chips> regRegionString(reg)
Circle(10,10,4)

Example 2

chips> reg = regParse("circle(10,10,4)-rect(4,2,5,4)")
chips> regRegionString(reg)
Circle(10,10,4)&!Rectangle(4,2,5,4)

CHANGES IN CIAO 3.2

This routine is new in CIAO 3.2.

Bugs

See the bugs page for the region library on the CIAO website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

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



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