NAME

Lab::Moose::DataFile::Read - Read a gnuplot-style 2D data file

VERSION

version 3.653

SYNOPSIS

use Lab::Moose::DataFile::Read;

# Read gnuplot ASCII datafile and return each column as a 1D PDL
my @columns = read_gnuplot_format(
    type => 'columns',
    file => 'data.dat',
    num_columns => 2,
);

# Read block structured 3D gnuplot ASCII datafile and return
# 2D PDL for each parameter (column)
my @pixel_maps = read_gnuplot_format(
    type => 'maps',
    file => '3d_data.dat',
    num_columns => 3,
);

Functions

read_gnuplot_format

Exported by default. Allowed parameters:

• type

  Either 'columns' or 'maps'.

• file

• fh

  Provide an open file handle instead of a filename.

• num_columns (mandatory)

  Number of columns in the datafile. Used for a consistency check.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2018 by the Lab::Measurement team; in detail:

Copyright 2016       Simon Reinhardt
          2017       Andreas K. Huettel, Simon Reinhardt

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.