getInt()

Get an integer par value from database.

Usage

intVal = acs.getInt( par, path )

Parameters

par (string)
The parameter name.
path (string)
Data base path of the par.

Return Value

intVal (integer)
The parameter value.

Errors

The path should be valid.

The parameter in the data base must be an Integer value.

Description

This routine returns an integer parameter from the data base. The parameter address is given by its node path and the par name. For example,
nodeEqn = ROOT + RS + 'EQUATION'
nSpecs = acs.getInt( path = nodeEqn, par = 'num_species' )