whoami.pro 4.53 KB
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; NAME:
;   WhoAmI
;
; PURPOSE:
;   This is a function that will identify the name of the procedure or function which
;   calls this function.
;
;******************************************************************************************;
;                                                                                          ;
;  Copyright (c) 2011, by Fanning Software Consulting, Inc. All rights reserved.           ;
;                                                                                          ;
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; :Description:
;   This is a function that will identify the name of the procedure or function which
;   calls this function.
;
; :Categories:
;    Utilities
;    
; :Params:
;    none
;       
; :Keywords:
;     none
;     
; : Return Value:
;     caller:
;         A string in uppercase letters identifying the name of the program
;         module containing this function.
;         
; :Examples:
;    Used to a module by name::
;       IDL> Print, WhoAmI()
;       
;       ; Compile and run the following main level program.
;       ;***************************
;       PRO junker
;          Print, WhoAmI()
;       END
;       
;       PRO junk
;          Print, WhoAmI()
;       END
;       
;       junk
;       END
;       ;**************************

;       IDL> .go
;            JUNK
;            JUNKER
;       
; :Author:
;       FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING::
;           David W. Fanning 
;           1645 Sheely Drive
;           Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
;           Phone: 970-221-0438
;           E-mail: david@idlcoyote.com
;           Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com
;
; :History:
;     Change History::
;        Written, 28 January 2011. DWF. 
;
; :Copyright:
;     Copyright (c) 2011, Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
;-
FUNCTION WhoAmI

   Compile_Opt idl2

   ; Return to caller on error.
   On_Error, 2

   ; Get the call stack and the calling routine's name.
   callStack = Scope_Traceback()
   
   ; Find where I am in the call stack. The calling program is up
   ; one level from there. Unless, of course, I am close to $MAIN$.
   index = Where(StrMid(callstack, 0, 6) EQ 'WHOAMI', count)
   IF count GE 1 THEN index = (Reverse(index))[0] 
   thisRoutine = (StrSplit(StrCompress(callStack[(index-1) > 0])," ", /Extract))[0]
   
   ; Return the answer.
   RETURN, thisRoutine
   
END