C interface

Defined in header <vif/io/fits.hpp>.

cfitstio_status

int fits::file_base::cfitstio_status() const noexcept;

This function returns the current CFITSIO error code. Only useful for debugging purposes. If no file is currently open, it will return zero.

Example:

fits::input_image img("my_image.fits");
img.cfitsio_status(); // most likely 0

cfitsio_ptr

fitsfile*       fits::file_base::cfitsio_ptr()       noexcept;
const fitsfile* fits::file_base::cfitsio_ptr() const noexcept;

These functions returns the underlying CFITSIO file pointer. This is useful if you need to perform an operation that is not available as part of the C++ interface. It is safe to perform any operation with this pointer and then fall back to the C++ interface, however if you do so you must call the update_state() function before using any function of the C++ interface.

If no file is currently open, it will return a null pointer.

Example:

// Open a FITS image
fits::input_image img("my_image.fits");
// Get the underlying CFITSIO pointer
fitsptr* fptr = img.cfitsio_ptr();
// Use the pointer with the raw C interface
// ...
// Update the internal state
img.update_internal_state();
// Continue using the C++ interface

update_internal_state

void fits::file_base::update_internal_state();

This function is called internally by open() and reach_hdu(), and is used to update the internal state of the C++ wrapper based on the current content of the file. You only need to use this function if you perform operations on the file using the raw CFITSIO interface. See cfitsio_ptr() for more information. Will throw an exception if no file is currently open.