NAME

       DPGETC - Retrieves the current character value of an internal parameter.

SYNOPSIS

       CALL DPGETC (PNAM,CVAL)

C-BINDING SYNOPSIS

       #include <ncarg/ncargC.h>

       void c_dpgetc (char *pnam, char *cval, int len)

DESCRIPTION

       PNAM        (an input constant or variable of type CHARACTER) specifies the name of the parameter to get.
                   The  name  must  appear as the first three characters of the string.  Other characters may be
                   used to document the use of the parameter being  retrieved;  for  example,  instead  of  just
                   ´CRB´, one can use ´CRB - CHARACTER REPRESENTING BREAK´.

       CVAL        (an  output  variable  of type CHARACTER) is the name of the variable into which the value of
                   the internal parameter specified by PNAM is to be retrieved.

C-BINDING DESCRIPTION

       The C-binding argument descriptions are the same as the FORTRAN argument descriptions with the  following
       exception:

       len         The size of cval as dimensioned in the calling program.

USAGE

       This  routine  allows  you  to retrieve the current value of Dashpack parameters.  For a complete list of
       parameters available in this utility, see the dashpack_params man page.

ACCESS

       To use DPGETC or c_dpgetc, load the NCAR Graphics libraries ncarg, ncarg_gks, and ncarg_c, preferably  in
       that order.

MESSAGES

       See the dashpack man page for a description of all Dashpack error messages and/or informational messages.

SEE ALSO

       Online:  dashpack,  dashpack_params,  dpcurv,  dpdraw,  dpfrst,  dpgeti,  dpgetr, dplast, dpline, dpsetc,
       dpseti, dpsetr, dpsmth, dpvect, ncarg_cbind.

       Hardcopy: None.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1987-2009
       University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
       The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.

UNIX                                               March 1995                                     DPGETC(3NCARG)