Function lsst::afw::image::readMetadata

Function Documentation

std::shared_ptr<daf::base::PropertyList> lsst::afw::image::readMetadata(std::string const &fileName, int hdu = fits::DEFAULT_HDU, bool strip = false)

Return the metadata (header entries) from a FITS file.

Parameters

• [in] fileName: File to read.

• [in] hdu: HDU to read, 0-indexed. The special value of afw::fits::DEFAULT_HDU will read the first non-empty HDU.

• [in] strip: If true, ignore special header keys usually managed by cfitsio (e.g. NAXIS).