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Ident - Permanent Object identification string   

Description:
This attribute is like the ID attribute, in that it contains a string which may be used to identify the Object to which it is attached. The only difference between ID and Ident is that Ident is transferred when an Object is copied, but ID is not.

Type:
String.

Class Applicability:
Object
All Objects have this attribute.



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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 211
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
30th April 2003
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

Copyright (C) 2003 Central Laboratory of the Research Councils