udfFirstCall()

Determine whether this the first time a user-defined function is called.

Syntax

firstCall = udfFirstCall( udfHd ) ;

Type

AcuSolve User-Defined Function Basic

Parameters

udfHd: The opaque handle (pointer) which was passed to the user function.

Return Value

firstCall (integer)

The return value is a flag indicating whether or not this is the first time this user function is called:

0: No, this is not the first time.
1: Yes, this is the first time.

Description

This routine determines if this is the first time a specified user-defined function is called. For example,

Integer firstCall ;
...
firstCall = udfFirstCall( udfHd ) ;
 if ( firstCall == 1 ) {
    /* possible initialization */
} else {
    /* the rest of the time */
}

Errors

This routine expects a valid udfHd.