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CFitsFile::FITS_STRING_KEY
CFitsFile::FITS_INTEGER_KEY
CFitsFile::FITS_DOUBLE_KEY
CFitsFile::FITS_LOGICAL_KEY
CFitsFile::FITS_COMMENT_KEY
CFitsFile::FITS_HISTORY_KEY
CFitsFile::FITS_DATE_KEY

Integer class constants that correspond to the valid types for writing and updating FITS header keywords.

NAME	DESCRIPTION
FITS_STRING_KEY	String keyword - example: "hello"
FITS_INTEGER_KEY	Integer keyword - example: 56
FITS_DOUBLE_KEY	Double keyword - example: 0.78
FITS_LOGICAL_KEY	Boolean ( character ) keyword - example: 'T' or 'F'
FITS_COMMENT_KEY	Comment keyword - example: "This is a comment!"
FITS_HISTORY_KEY	History keyword - example: "I did something!"
FITS_DATE_KEY	Date keyword - Inserts date/time in the following format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss

        // This code demonstrates how to write a string
        // header keyword to a FITS file.

        #include <iostream.h>
        #include "CFitsFile.h"

        using namespace std;
        using namespace arc;

        int main()
        {
            try {
                CFitsFile cFits( "Image.fit", 512, 600 );

                cFits.WriteKeyword( "OBJECT",
                                    "The Sun",
                                    CFitsFile::FITS_STRING_KEY,
                                    "Name of object" );
            }
            catch ( std::exception &e )
            {
                cerr << "Exception Occurred: " << e.what() << endl;
            }
        }