getlab return values

[loo...@gmail.com]

Hi,

GETLAB returns for float "FLOA". In the manual is a reference to the function LABELS.

There is mentioned "FLOAT" ... so you would expect intuitively that the same keyword is returned. Probably also related to other values, but didn't test it.

Tested with GCL and own language wrapper.

Greetings

Otto

[Helmut Michels]

Hi Otto,

all keywords in Dislin can be shortened to four characters. So, the keywords 'FLOAT' and 'FLOA' have the same meaning

in LABELS. For a better understanding the full keyword is often given in the Dislin manual. I have changed the returned

keyword in GETLAB from 'FLOAT' to 'FLOA' in version 11.6.1 to avoid a possible overflow if a user has just allocated 

4 characters for the keyword. The overflow could  happen  in the C programming language, or in some Dislin bindings. 

I didn't think anyone would notice the change.

With best regards,

Helmut