LabTalk-Supported Origin C Functions

LT-Supported-OC-Functions

The following functions are implemented in the following file which is shipped with Origin:

<exe>\OriginC\System\internal.c

To suggest new functions, please contact Originlab(via:featurerequest@originlab.com).

String

int Compare(string str1, string str2 [, int CaseSensitivity]) 

to compare str1 with str2, identical will return 1.

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string Char(int number) 

returns the character specified by the code number.

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int Code(string str) 

returns a numeric code for the first character in input string

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int Find(string str1, string str2 [, int StartPos = 1])

return location of a substring(str2) in a string(str1). The search is case-sensitive. To do case insensitive search, use the Search function.

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int Search(string str1, string str2 [, int StartPos = 1])

return the location of a substring(str2) in a string(str1). the search is NOT case-sensitive. To do case-sensitive search, use the Find function.

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int MatchBegin(string str1, string str2 [, int StartPos = 1, int CaseSensitivity])

return the beginning location of a substring in a string(str1) by using a string pattern(str2) containing wildcard characters like * or ?.

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int MatchEnd(string str1, string str2 [, int StartPos = 1, int CaseSensitivity])

return the ending location of a substring in a string(str1) by using a string pattern(str2) containing wildcard characters like * or ?.

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int Len(string str)

return the length of a string

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string Trim(string str, int n)

Trim spaces from string, options include

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string Right(string str, int n)

Returns right-most n characters

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string Left(string str,int n)

Returns left-most n characters

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string Mid(string str,int n1,int n2)

Returns n2 characters of string starting from n1th position (numbered from 1)

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string Upper(string str)

convert to UPPERCASE

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string Lower(string str)

CONVERT TO lowercase

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INT Exact(string str1, string str2)

Returns TRUE if both strings are an exact match (case and length)

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string Replace(string string1,int n1,int n2,string string2)

Replace n2 characters in string1 starting at n1th position with string2. String2 may be different length than n2.

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string Substitute(string string1, string string2, string string3 [,int n = 0])

Substitute string3 with string2 when found in string1. n=0 Substitute all, otherwise only nth instance.

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string Format(double data, string fmt = "*") 

convert double to string with LabTalk formatting option. Formatting option default is "*" will use @SD significant digits, "*3" will show as 3 significant digits.

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Math

double asinh(double x) 

returns the inverse hyperbolic sine.

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double acosh(double x) 

returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine.

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double atanh(double x) 

returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent.

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double Degrees(double angle) 

converts radians into degrees.

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double Radians(double angle) 

converts degrees into radians.

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double Distance(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2) 

returns the distance between two points.

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double Distance3D(double x1, double y1, double z1, double x2, double y2, double z2) 

returns the distance between two points in Cartesian XYZ space.

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double Angleint1(double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2 [, int unit = 0, int direction = 0]) 

returns angle between a line through the two points(x1, y1) and (x2, y2) with the X axis. Returns degrees if unit=1 or radians if unit=0, default is radians. direction specifies the direction of the return value. 0 constrains the value to the first (+x,+y) and fourth (+x,-y) quadrant. 1 returns values from 0 to 2PI radians or 0 to 360 degrees.

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double Angleint2 (double x1, double y1, double x2, double y2, double x3, double y3, double x4, double y4 [, int unit = 0, int direction = 0]) 

returns the angle between two lines measured from angle of second line to the angle of the first line. Returns degrees if unit=1 or radians if unit=0, default is radians. direction specifies the direction of the return value. 0 constrains the value to the first (+x,+y) and fourth (+x,-y) quadrant. 1 returns values from 0 to 2PI radians or 0 to 360 degrees.

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Statistics

double Median(vector<double> vdData [, int nInterpolation = 0]) 

returns median of vdData with nInterpolation. The value of nInterpolation same as the option Computation Control -> Interpolation of Quantiles on Statistics on Column dialog.

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double Min(vector v)

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double Max(vector v)

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double Mean(vector v)

Returns the average of a vector

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double Total(vector v)

Returns the sum of a vector

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double StdDev(vector v)

The Sample Standard Deviation

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double StdDevP(vector v)

The Population Standard Deviation

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int Count(vector v,int n)

Counts elements in a vector

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Date and Time

In the following

d is a Date Value which can include Time

t is a Time value

n is an integer value, typically optional

int WeekDay(double d,int n) 

Return 1,2,3 etc for day of the week, with second arg(n) of

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int WeekNum(double d,int option)

Returns 1 to 53, indicating the calendar week number of the year

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int Year(double d) 

Returns the year as an integer in the range 0100-9999

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int Month(double d) 

Returns the month as an integer from 1 (January) to 12 (December)

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string MonthName(double d,int n) 

Returns the Month name for specified month by index of 1 to 12, or as a Date value.

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string YearName(double d,int n) 

Returns the year in string form with input of year or date, with option n

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int Day(double d,int n) 

Returns the day number of a given date where option can be

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int Hour(double d) 

Returns the hour as an integer, ranging from 0 (12:00 A.M.) to 23 (11:00 P.M.).

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int Hour(double t) 

Returns the hour as an integer, ranging from 0 (12:00 A.M.) to 23 (11:00 P.M.).

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int Minute(double d) 

Returns the minutes as an integer, ranging from 0 to 59.

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int Minute(double t) 

Returns the minutes as an integer, ranging from 0 to 59.

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double Second(double d, int n) 

Returns the seconds as a real value in the range 0 (zero) to 59.9999...

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double Second(double t) 

Returns the seconds as a real value in the range 0 (zero) to 59.9999...

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double Now()

Returns the current date-time as a date (Julian days) value.

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double Today() 

Returns the current date as a date (Julian days) value.

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double Quarter(double date) 

Returns 1,2,3,4 with date argument.

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Bitwise Operators

BitAND 

Return bitwise AND operation of two integers.

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BitOR 

Return bitwise OR operation of two integers.

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BitXOR 

Return bitwise XOR operation of two integers.

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Not-a-Number (NANUM) Functions

ISNA 

Determines whether the argument is a NANUM.

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NA 

Returns NANUM.

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