External Interfaces/API Reference

mxAddField

Add a field to a structure array

C Syntax

• #include "matrix.h"
  extern int mxAddField(mxArray array_ptr, const char *field_name);
  

Arguments

array_ptr
   Pointer to a structure mxArray.

field_name
   The name of the field you want to add.

Returns

Field number on success or -1 if inputs are invalid or an out of memory condition occurs.

Description

Call mxAddField to add a field to a structure array. You must then create the values with the mxCreate* functions and use mxSetFieldByNumber to set the individual values for the field.

See Also

mxRemoveField, mxSetFieldByNumber

C MX-Functions

mxArrayToString