interpolatorDescribe

interpolatorDescribe — describes each of the interpolate functions.

Syntax

(interpolatorDescribe function)
    

Parameters

function

The name of an interpolate function, as shown in the interpolate documentation, or as listed by the interpolatorList command.

Returns

A list with the following syntax:

(interpolatorDescribe function description (arg1info) ... (argninfo))

whose members are as follows:

function

The name of the interpolate function requested.

description

A string giving a general description of the function.

argiinfo

A list with this syntax: (arginame argitype argioption argidescription), whose elements are as follows:

arginame

The argument name, as a string.

argitype

The argument type, as a string.

argioption

1 if the argument is optional. Otherwise 0.

argidescription

A description of the argument, as a string.

Example

Hist> (interpolatorDescribe FixedRelativeInterpolator)
(interpolatorDescribe FixedRelativeInterpolator "Generates
interpolated data pairs from the specified histories (Y vs X)
at times corresponding to actual values of X." ("X" "history"
0 "Name of history to be used as the X axis"))