Function lsst::afw::fits::readMetadata(fits::MemFileManager&, int, bool)

Function Documentation

std::shared_ptr<daf::base::PropertyList> lsst::afw::fits::readMetadata(fits::MemFileManager &manager, int hdu = DEFAULT_HDU, bool strip = false)

Read FITS header

Includes support for the INHERIT convention: if ‘INHERIT = T’ is in the header, the PHU will be read as well, and nominated HDU will override any duplicated values.

Parameters

  • manager: the in-memory file whose header will be read

  • hdu: the HDU to read (0-indexed; 0 is the Primary HDU).

  • strip: if true, common FITS keys that usually have non-metadata intepretations (e.g. NAXIS, BITPIX) will be ignored.