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table.getdesc - Function

	Package	utility
	Module	table
	Tool	table

get the table description

Synopsis
getdesc(actual)

Description
The table description is a Glish record that contains a complete description of the layout of the table (except for the number of rows). It can be used as a template in the creation of another table using the table constructor.
By default the actual table description is returned (thus telling the actual shapes and data managers used). It is also possible to get the table description used when creating the table.

Arguments

actual	in	actual table description?
		Allowed:	Bool
		Default:	T

Returns
Table description record

Example

  t:=table('tcal')
# successful readonly open of table  tcal :  9 columns, 33 rows
  t.getdesc()
# [StartTime=[valueType=double, dataManagerType=StandardStMan,
#     dataManagerGroup=StandardStman, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=],
#  StopTime=[valueType=double, dataManagerType=StandardStman,
#      dataManagerGroup=StandardStMan, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=],
#  Gain=[valueType=complex, dataManagerType=StandardStMan,
#      dataManagerGroup=StandardStMan, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=,
#      ndim=4, shape=[2 2 28 1] ],
#  SolutionOK=[valueType=boolean, dataManagerType=StandardStman,
#      dataManagerGroup=StandardStMan, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=],
#  Fit=[valueType=float, dataManagerType=StandardStMan,
#      dataManagerGroup=StandardStMan, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=],
#  FitWeight=[valueType=float, dataManagerType=StandardStMan,
#      dataManagerGroup=StandardStman, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=],
#  iSolutionOK=[valueType=boolean, dataManagerType=StandardStman,
#      dataManagerGroup=StandardStMan, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=,
#      ndim=2, shape=[28 1] ],
#  iFit=[valueType=float, dataManagerType=StandardStMan,
#      dataManagerGroup=StandardStman, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=,
#      ndim=2, shape=[28 1] ],
#  iFitWeight=[valueType=float, dataManagerType=StandardStMan,
#      dataManagerGroup=StandardStMan, option=5, maxlen=0, comment=,
#      ndim=2, shape=[28 1] ]]