typedef struct {
char *name, *symbol, *units, *description, *format\_string, *fixed\_value;
long type;
/* internal data follows that should not be accessed by users */
} PARAMETER\_DEFINITION;
arguments:
SDDS_table: Address of the SDDS_TABLE structure for the data set.
name: A NULL-terminated character string giving the name of the parameter for which the definition is desired.
return value:
On success, returns the address of the internally-stored structure containing the definition of the parameter. On failure, returns NULL and records an error message.
