HYPLOT: read_file.h Source File

00001 #ifndef __read_file_h__
00002 #define __read_file_h__
00003 
00004 #ifdef __cplusplus
00005 extern "C" {
00006 #endif 
00007 
00008 /* reads a file, determines the number of rows and columns
00009    and puts the values in the 2-dimensional data array of type double**.
00010    Space for data is dynamically allocated, declare it in the calling 
00011    program as: double** data=0
00012    Make sure to remember to deallocate the memory for data
00013    when you have finished using it! (using data_dealloc)
00014 
00015    input: filename: a string containing the filename.
00016           data:     pointer to a two-dimensional array.
00017 
00018    output: pnrow: pointer to nrow, the number of rows.
00019            pncol: pointer to ncol, the number of columns.
00020 
00021    Call using e.g. read_file("energy.txt",&data,&nrow,&ncol);
00022 */
00023 void read_file(char* filename, double*** data,int* pnrow, int* pncol);
00024 
00025 /* free the data array 
00026    Call using e.g. data_dealloc(&data,nrow)
00027 */
00028 void data_dealloc(double*** data,int nrow);
00029 
00030 void goto_nextline(char** part);
00031 
00032 #ifdef __cplusplus
00033 }
00034 #endif 
00035 
00036 #endif