NAME

Astro::FITS::Header::NDF - Manipulate FITS headers from NDF files

SYNOPSIS

  use Astro::FITS::Header::NDF;

  $hdr = new Astro::FITS::Header::NDF( Cards => \@cards );
  $hdr = new Astro::FITS::Header::NDF( ndfID => $indf );
  $hdr = new Astro::FITS::Header::NDF( File => $file );

  $hdr->writehdr( $indf );
  $hdr->writehdr( File => $file );

DESCRIPTION

This module makes use of the Starlink NDF module to read and write to and NDF FITS extension.

It stores information about a FITS header block in an object. Takes an hash as an arguement, with either an array reference pointing to an array of FITS header cards, or a filename, or (alternatively) and NDF identifier.

METHODS

configure

Reads a FITS header from an NDF.

  $hdr->configure( Cards => \@cards );
  $hdr->configure( ndfID => $indf );
  $hdr->configure( File => $filename );

Accepts an NDF identifier or a filename. If both ndfID and File keys exist, ndfID key takes priority.

writehdr

Write a fits header to an NDF.

  $hdr->writehdr( ndfID => $indf );
  $hdr->writehdr( File => $file );

Accepts an NDF identifier or a filename. If both ndfID and File keys exist, ndfID key takes priority.

Returns undef on error, true if the header was written successfully.

NOTES

This module requires the Starlink NDF module.

SEE ALSO

NDF, Astro::FITS::Header, Astro::FITS::Header::Item Astro::FITS::Header::CFITSIO

AUTHORS

Tim Jenness <t.jenness@jach.hawaii.edu>, Alasdair Allan <aa@astro.ex.ac.uk>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. All Rights Reserved.