QueryTask Task

This task returns a hash that describes the properties of an IDL task.

Example

; Get the task from the catalog of IDLTasks

Task = IDLTask('QueryTask')

; Provide inputs

Task.Task_Name = 'QueryAllTasks'

; Run the task

Task.Execute

; Print the task parameters

Print, Task.DEFINITION, /IMPLIED_PRINT

Syntax

Result = IDLTask('QueryTask')

Task properties: See IDLTask for inherited properties.

Input properties: TASK_NAME

Output properties: DEFINITION

Methods

This task inherits the following methods from IDLTask:

Properties

DEFINITION

An IDLTaskInfo hash that describes the properties of an IDL task.

REVISION

A string with the semantic revision number of the task. The "revision" key is for development purposes only. The revision number does not affect which task file is loaded.

TASK_NAME (required)

A string with a selected task name to query. Use the following options to get a list of task names:

Use QueryTaskCatalog Task as follows:

IDL> Task = IDLTask('QueryTaskCatalog')

IDL> Task.Execute

IDL> Print, Task.TASKS, FORMAT='(A)'

Version History

8.5.2	Introduced
8.7	Added the REVISION property