FIX_GAPS
Name
FIX_GAPS
Purpose
This function fills in gaps in a 2D array with the average
value of its neighbors
Calling Sequence
Result = FIX_GAPS( Data )
Inputs
Data: A 2D array of any numeric type
Optional Inputs
Gapsize: Set this value to 1 or 2 to specify the size of the
gaps to fill in. A value of 1 means the gap must have
2 adjacent neighbors with non Gv values. The Default
value is 1. A value of 2 means 2 adjacent gaps will
both get the average values of their neighbors. NOTE
that if gapsize=2, gaps of size 1 will still be filled
in.
Compare: Set this to the compare function used to find the
gaps. That is, compare should equal 'LT', 'LE', 'EQ',
'GE', or 'GT'. The default comparitor is 'EQ'
Keyword Parameters
X: Set this keyword to fill in gaps in the X direction
Y: Set this keyword to fill in gaps in the Y direction
Gv: Set this keyword to the value of the gaps. This value
defaults to zero if the keyword is not set.
Edge: Set this keyword to have the algorithm wrap around the
edge of the array, and fill in gaps on the edge.
Outputs
This procedure returns the original array, but the gaps have
been filled in by the average of its two neighbors.
Procedure
A gap is defined as a value in the array that is 0 (zero) or
equal to the value 'Gv'. Furthermore, the gap must have two
neighbors that are *NOT* equal to Gv.
A Neighbor is defined as the array cells to the left and right
of a gap if the X keyword is set, or above and below if the Y
keyword is set.
If the Edge keyword is set, then a cell on the edge might
still have two valid neighbors.
Example
a = indgen( 4,4 )
a[ [ 0,2,6,7,8,11,15 ] ] = 99
print, fix_gaps( data, /x, /edge, gv=99 )
print, fix_gaps( data, /y, gv=99 )
Note
(fix_gaps(fix_gaps(d,/y),/x)) NE (fix_gaps(fix_gaps(d,/x),/y))
Modification History
Written by: Ken Mankoff, June, 2001
Oct, 2001 Added documentation and most keywords