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mxGetClassName (C and Fortran) - Get class of mxArray as string

C Syntax

#include "matrix.h"
const char *mxGetClassName(const mxArray *pm);

Fortran Syntax

character*(*) mxGetClassName(pm)
mwPointer pm

Arguments

pm

Pointer to an mxArray

Returns

The class (as a string) of the mxArray pointed to by pm.

Description

Call mxGetClassName to determine the class of an mxArray. The class of an mxArray identifies the kind of data the mxArray is holding. For example, if pm points to a logical mxArray, mxGetClassName returns logical.

mxGetClassID is similar to mxGetClassName, except that the former returns the class as an integer identifier, as listed in the mxClassID reference page, and the latter returns the class as a string, as listed in the mxIsClass reference page.

C Examples

See mexfunction.c in the mex subdirectory of the examples directory. For an additional example, see mxisclass.c in the mx subdirectory of the examples directory.

See Also

mxGetClassID, mxIsClass

mxGetClassID (C and Fortran)

mxGetData (C and Fortran)