mxGetNumberOfDimensions (C and Fortran) - Number of dimensions in array

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.

Examples

See the following examples in matlabroot/extern/examples/mex.

• explore.c

See the following examples in matlabroot/extern/examples/refbook.

• findnz.c

• fulltosparse.c

• phonebook.c

See the following examples in matlabroot/extern/examples/mx.

• mxcalcsinglesubscript.c

• mxgeteps.c

• mxisfinite.c

See Also

mxSetM, mxSetN, mxGetDimensions

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