__init__ (
        self,
        key="",
        type="",
        format="",
        comment="",
        )

Constructor method initializing the object class variables.

key Name of keyword.

type Type of keyword (ftuTYPE_STRING, ftuTYPE_LOGICAL ftuTYPE_INTEGER, ftuTYPE_DOUBLE).

format Format of value (see DICB definition: http://www.eso.org/dicb).

comment Comment for keyword.

dump ( self )

Dump contents of object on stdout in PAF format.

Returns: Reference to object itself.

dumpBuf ( self )

Dump contents of object into a string buffer in PAF format.

Returns: Reference to string buffer containing the contents of for the DID Record.

getComment ( self )

Return comment for keyword.

Returns: Comment for keyword.

getFormat ( self )

Return the value format for the keyword.

Returns: Value format.

getKey ( self )

Return name of keyword for object.

Returns: Name of key.

getType ( self )

Return type of keyword.

Returns: Type.

setComment ( self,  comment )

Set the comment field for the keyword.

comment Comment field.

Returns: Reference to object itself.

setFormat ( self,  format )

Set the format of the keyword value. Should be given in the C style.

format Format string, e.g. "%s", "%d", "%.5E".

Returns: Reference to object itself.

setFromFttPaf (
        self,
        keyCount,
        fttPafObj,
        )

Extract the keywords for one FTT Dictionary Record from an FTT loaded into a PccPaf object, and return the new keyword counter (index) into the FTT PAF object keyword list.

keyCount Keyword index referring to a keyword number in the FTT PccPaf object.

fttPafObj Reference to the PccPaf object into which the FTT is loaded.

Returns: New keyword index.

setKey ( self,  key )

Set the name of the keyword.

key Name of the keyword.

Returns: Reference to the object itself.

setType ( self,  type )

Set the type of the keyword. See constructor method.

type Type of keyword.

Returns: Reference to object itself.