abfDelayed()

Checks to see if any data was requested from the translator.

Syntax

int abfDelayed();

Return Value

0: Not called from the program or the program wants header and data.
1: Called from the program, which only wants to see the file header.

Example

if (abfDelayed())
     abfWriteHeader();
}
else
     abfWriteHeaderAndData();
}

Comments

When a translator is called as an external reader, it is sometimes only necessary to write out the header of the ABF file, so that the program can fill in the user interface.