/*      FILE: /mxtools/src/mximstat/iraf_gstr.c
 *   PURPOSE: Get an IRAF string IRAF parameter.
 *    AUTHOR: Kenneth J. Mighell (mighell@noao.edu)
 *  LANGUAGE: ANSI C
 *      DATE: 2001OC26
 * COPYRIGHT: (C) 2001 Assoc. of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc.
 */

#include "mx.h"
#include "inc.h"

int IrafParStringGet_v5 (
 char text[],
 char default_value[],
 char value[],
 int maxch,
 int *is_INDEF_p
){

  char mxfunc[] = "IrafParStringGet_v5";
  int status=-1;
  int is_INDEF;

  c_clgstr (text, value, maxch );
  if (mxiraf_cvos_error_check_f0()) {status=1; goto mx_error1;}
  is_INDEF = (value[0] == '\0');
  if (is_INDEF) strncpy( value, default_value, maxch );

ok:
  status = 0;
  *is_INDEF_p = is_INDEF;
  goto bye;

mx_error1:
  mxp_tmpmsg_init_f0();
mx_error2:
  mxp_errmsg_append_f3 (mxfunc, status, MX.tmpmsg);
  goto bye;

bye:
  return(status);

}
/* end-of-file */