Changes in IDL 5.0

Features Added in IDL 5.0

The following API features (functions, procedures, object classes or methods, etc.) were introduced in this release of IDL.

Table I-73: Features Introduced in IDL 5.0
Feature	Description
IDLgrAxis, IDLgrBuffer, IDLgrClipboard, IDLgrContour, IDLgrFont, IDLgrImage, IDLgrLight, IDLgrModel, IDLgrPalette, IDLgrPattern, IDLgrPlot, IDLgrPolygon, IDLgrPolyline, IDLgrPrinter, IDLgrScene, IDLgrSurface, IDLgrSymbol, IDLgrTessellator, IDLgrText, IDLgrView, IDLgrViewgroup, IDLgrVolume, IDLgrWindow	Initial release of IDL Object Graphics system
AMOEBA	Introduced
ARG_PRESENT	Introduced
ASCII_TEMPLATE	Introduced
CLUST_WTS	Introduced
CLUSTER	Introduced
CRVLENGTH	Introduced
CVTTOBM	Introduced
DIALOG_MESSAGE	Introduced
DIALOG_PICKFILE	Introduced
DIALOG_PRINTERSETUP	Introduced
DIALOG_PRINTJOB	Introduced
EIGENQL	Introduced
GET_SCREEN_SIZE	Introduced
HEAP_GC	Introduced
IDENTITY	Introduced
LIVE_CONTOUR	Introduced (See Features Obsoleted in IDL 6.0)
LIVE_IMAGE	Introduced (See Features Obsoleted in IDL 6.0)
LIVE_PLOT	Introduced (See Features Obsoleted in IDL 6.0)
LIVE_SURFACE	Introduced (See Features Obsoleted in IDL 6.0)
LMFIT	Introduced
OBJ_CLASS	Introduced
OBJ_DESTROY	Introduced
OBJ_ISA	Introduced
OBJ_NEW	Introduced
OBJ_VALID	Introduced
OBJARR	Introduced
PCOMP	Introduced
PTR_FREE	Introduced
PTR_NEW	Introduced
PTR_VALID	Introduced
PTRARR	Introduced
READ_ASCII	Introduced
RECALL_COMMANDS	Introduced
ROUTINE_INFO	Introduced
STANDARDIZE	Introduced
TRACE	Introduced
TS_SMOOTH	Introduced
WIDGET_TABLE	Introduced

The following features were present in IDL Version 4.0 but became obsolete in IDL Version 5.0.

The following arguments and keywords are obsolete and should not be used in new IDL code.

Table I-75: Arguments and Keywords Obsoleted in IDL 5.0
Routine	Argument or Keyword	Description
MESSAGE	TRACEBACK keyword	This keyword is obsolete and is included for compatibility with existing code only. Traceback information is provided by default.