pvTest#

Purpose#

Tests an instance of structure of type PV to determine if it is a proper structure of type PV.

Format#

i = pvTest(p1)#
Parameters:

p1 (struct) – an instance of structure of type PV

Returns:

i (scalar) – if 0, p1 is a proper structure of type PV, else if 1, an improper or uninitialized structure of type PV.

Examples#

// Create a valid PV structure
struct PV p1;
p1 = pvCreate;
p1 = pvPack(p1, 1|2|3, "beta");

// Test if p1 is a valid PV structure
i = pvTest(p1);
print (i == 0);  // 1 (true) means valid

Source#

pv.src