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quanta.getformat - Function

	Package	general
	Module	quanta
	Tool	quanta

get current output format

Synopsis
getformat(t)

Arguments

t	in	type
		Allowed:	coded string
		Default:	''

Returns
coded format

Description
getformat returns the current format value set for the different format possibilities. See the setformat function for the different format type descriptions. The known types are:
prec, aprec, tprec, long, lat, len, dtime, elev, auto, vel, freq, dop, unit.

Example

- dq.getformat('prec')
6 
- dq.setformat('prec', 12)	# set precision to 12 significant digits
T 
- dq.getformat('prec')                                             
12 
- dq.getformat('long')
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