231         return np.dtype(self.recformat)
242         return cls.from_recformat(format.recformat)
262                 recformat = _FormatP.from_tform(format)
264                 recformat = _FormatQ.from_tform(format)
266             self.p_format = recformat.format
272     def from_recformat(cls, recformat):  argument
275         return cls(_convert_format(recformat, reverse=True))
278     def recformat(self):  member in _ColumnFormat
325             self.recformat = ASCII2NUMPY[format]
334         inst = cls.from_recformat(format.recformat)
341     def from_recformat(cls, recformat):  argument
344         return cls(_convert_ascii_format(recformat, reverse=True))
347     def recformat(self):  member in _AsciiColumnFormat
630         recformat = valid_kwargs['recformat']
652                     itemsize = int(recformat[1:])
657                     if isinstance(recformat, _FormatP):
658                         array = _VLF(array, dtype=recformat.dtype)
934             return format, format.recformat
939                 recformat = format
945             recformat = format.recformat
949         return format, recformat
971             format, recformat = cls._determine_formats(format, start, dim, ascii)
972             valid.update(format=format, recformat=recformat)
1225             format, recformat = cls._guess_format(format, start, dim)
1227             format, recformat = cls._convert_format(format, _ColumnFormat)
1229             format, recformat = cls._convert_format(format,
1233             recformat = format.recformat
1235         return format, recformat
1266             format, recformat = cls._convert_format(format, guess_format)
1276             format, recformat = cls._convert_format(format, guess_format)
1278         return format, recformat
1305                         fsize = np.dtype(format.recformat).itemsize
1308                     return _convert_array(array, np.dtype(format.recformat))
1319                 numpy_format = array.dtype.byteorder + format.recformat
1633         return [fmt.recformat for fmt in self.formats]
2365     recformat, kind, dtype = _dtype_to_recformat(format)
2392     elif recformat in NUMPY2FITS:  # record format
2397         output_format = repeat + NUMPY2FITS[recformat]
2421         recformat = kind = 'a'
2424         recformat = kind + str(itemsize)
2426     return recformat, kind, dtype
2445         recformat, kind, dtype = _dtype_to_recformat(format)
2450         elif NUMPY2FITS.get(recformat) == 'L':
2480         recformat = ASCII2NUMPY[format]
2488                 recformat = 'i2'
2490                 recformat = 'i8'
2492             recformat += str(width)
2494         return recformat