NAME

Lab::Moose::DataFile::Read - Read a gnuplot-style 2D data file

VERSION

version 3.682

SYNOPSIS

 use Lab::Moose::DataFile::Read;
 
 # Read gnuplot ASCII datafile and return each column as a 1D PDL
 my @columns = read_gnuplot_format(
     type => 'columns',
     file => 'data.dat',
     num_columns => 2,
 );

 # Read block structured 3D gnuplot ASCII datafile and return
 # 2D PDL for each parameter (column)
 my @pixel_maps = read_gnuplot_format(
     type => 'maps',
     file => '3d_data.dat',
     num_columns => 3,
 );

 # Read 3D gnuplot ASCII datafile and return 3D PDL with dimensions
 # [column, line, block]
 my $pdl = read_gnuplot_format(
    type => 'bare',
    file => '3d_data.dat',
    num_columns => 3,
 );

Functions

read_gnuplot_format

 Exported by default. Allowed parameters:

• type

  Either 'columns', 'maps', or 'bare'.

• file

• fh

  Provide an open file handle instead of a filename.

• num_columns (mandatory)

  Number of columns in the datafile. Used for a consistency check.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2019 by the Lab::Measurement team; in detail:

  Copyright 2016       Simon Reinhardt
            2017       Andreas K. Huettel, Simon Reinhardt
            2018       Simon Reinhardt

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.