NSFItemGetNumber

Function : Item (Field)

NSFItemGetNumber - Get the value of TYPE_NUMBER Item.

#include <nsfnote.h>
BOOL LNPUBLIC NSFItemGetNumber(

    NOTEHANDLE  hNote,
    const char far *ItemName,
    NUMBER far *retNumber);

Description :

This function takes a handle to an open note and the name for the Item whose value you wish to get. It returns the Item's value in a FLOAT variable.

Parameters : Input : hNote - A handle to an open note in memory.

ItemName - A pointer to a null-terminated item name.

Output : (routine) - TRUE - If Item was present and successfully retrieved. FALSE - if Item was not present.

retNumber - The address of a NUMBER (or equivalent 'double') variable in which the floating point number retrieved from named Item in the open note will be returned.

Sample Usage :

/* Print FLOAT ITEM */

double num;
if (NSFItemGetNumber (note1_handle, FLOAT_ITEM, &num))
  printf("%s: %le\n", FLOAT_ITEM, num);