readNameList: Read a namelist into a list
In Maeswrap: Wrapper Functions for MAESTRA/MAESPA

Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) See Also Examples

Read a namelist into a list

The readPAR function reads the value of any parameter in a namelist in one of the MAESTRA/MAESPA input files. Also works for other text files that have the FORTRAN namelist input structure. Optionally specifies in which namelist to look for the parameter.

To read an entire namelist into a list, use the readNameList function.

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readNameList(datfile, namelist)

readPAR(datfile, parname, namelist = NA, fail = TRUE)

`datfile`	Name of the Maestra/Maespa input file (e.g. "trees.dat")
`namelist`	Name of the namelist (e.g. "plot")
`parname`	Name of the parameter.
`fail`	Logical. If TRUE, stops with an error when parameter is not found (if FALSE, returns NA)

For readPAR, either one value, or a vector, depending on how many values are specified for the parameter in the input file.

For readNameList, a named list.

Remko Duursma. Thanks to Andreas Ibrom for reporting a bug.

replacePAR, readNameList

## Not run: 
# Read the number of trees in the plot:
readPAR("confile.dat", "notrees", "plot")

# Read the X and Y coordinates:
readPAR("confile.dat", "xycoords", "xy")

# Read entire namelist
readNameList("trees.dat", "plot")


## End(Not run)