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locate.pro
toplocate
data search
perform a search or a sorted array for the value you want
Only tested on int, float, and double
Return value
the array index of the value closest to 'value'
Parameters
- array in required
the sorted array to search
- value in required
the value to search for
Examples
IDL> a=findgen(10000)
IDL> print, locate(a, 30)
30.5176
IDL> print, a[30.5176]
30.0000
Author information
- History:
Tue May 3 17:14:53 2005, Brian Larsen written from NR in C 2nd edition
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| Modifcation date: | Tue Sep 9 13:55:49 2008 |
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