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; Project   : s3drs reconstruction software
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; Name      : dim
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; Purpose   : memory tools and Pixon 'syntax sugar' helper routines
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; Explanation: wrapper for size(/n_dimensions)
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; Restrictions: none
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; Prev. Hist. : None.
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; Written     : Sandy Antunes, NRC, March-April 2009
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; <p> This function returns the dimensions of the input array A.
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; @copyright
;    Copyright © Pixon LLC, 1999-2006.  All rights reserved.
;    Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
; @author
;    <a href="mailto:Amos.Yahil\@Pixon.com">Amos Yahil, Pixon LLC.</a>
; @param   a {in}
;    Array whose dimensions are sought.
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FUNCTION Dim, a

                                ; Compilation options
   COMPILE_OPT IDL2, HIDDEN, STRICTARRSUBS
                                ; Dimensions
   out = SIZE(a, /DIMENSIONS)
                                ; Done
   RETURN, out
END