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viewer.loaddata - Function

	Package	display
	Module	viewer
	Tool	viewer

Create a Viewerdisplaydata tool for future use

Synopsis
loaddata(data, drawtype, autoregister)

Arguments

data		data to load
		Allowed:	array or image object, string filename of image or measurement set
drawtype		type of Viewerdisplaydata tool to create
		Allowed:	'raster', 'contour', 'vector', 'marker', or 'skycatalog'
autoregister		auto-register this on any auto-register Viewerdisplaypanel tools?
		Allowed:	Boolean
		Default:	F

Returns
Viewerdisplaydata tool

Description

This function provides the main route to creating Viewerdisplaydata tools. Any Viewerdisplaydata tool created using this function will be managed by this Viewer tool. Supported file types besides image tools and arrays are:

• AIPS++ images (for maximum performance use this)
• FITS images
• Miriad images
• Gipsy images (via FITS conversion;you need to have GIPSY available to be able to convert it to FITS)
• AIPS++ measurement sets (only the 'raster' drawtype is allowed at present)

The arguments are straightforward, so for more information on what you can do with your Viewerdisplaydata tool once you've made it, see the documentation on Viewerdisplaydata tools. Internal use:This function uses the createdata function.