generic_stream::init

Source: stream/generic/generic_stream__init.pro

 generic_stream::init
        Constructor for a generic stream.

 (Usage:)
        stid->obj_new('generic_stream', type, parent, name)

 Arguments:
        type    string  The type of stream.
        parent  objref  The reference of the dataset to which the
                        stream is attached.
        name    string  A mnemonic name for the stream

 History:
        Original draft: 19/11/99; SJT
        Added parent: 1/2/00; SJT