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mxGetNumberOfDimensions (C and Fortran) - Get number of dimensions in mxArray

C Syntax

#include "matrix.h"
mwSize mxGetNumberOfDimensions(const mxArray *pm);

Fortran Syntax

mwSize mxGetNumberOfDimensions(pm)
mwPointer pm

Arguments

pm

Pointer to an mxArray

Returns

Number of dimensions in the specified mxArray. The returned value is always 2 or greater.

Description

Use mxGetNumberOfDimensions to determine how many dimensions are in the specified array. To determine how many elements are in each dimension, call mxGetDimensions.

C Examples

See explore.c in the matlabroot/extern/examples/mex folder .

Additional examples:

• findnz.c, fulltosparse.c, and phonebook.c in the matlabroot/extern/examples/refbook folder

• mxcalcsinglesubscript.c, mxgeteps.c, and mxisfinite.c in the matlabroot/extern/examples/mx folder .

See Also

mxSetM, mxSetN, mxGetDimensions

mxGetNaN (C and Fortran)

mxGetNumberOfElements (C and Fortran)

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