Compare Structures

Compares two structured variables recursively and notes where the two structures are different.

Description

Structured variables are good for organizing data and manipulating data. However, they can be difficult to check for errors or differences. Function allows each field of a structure to be checked against a corresponding field in a separate structure. Possible outcomes are:
1. Fields agree (both exist and have the same content)
2. Fields do not agree (both exist but contents / values are different)
3. Field exists in only one structure
4. Field type differs (variable class disagreement)

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.4 (R2007a)

[Shadi]

Works great for me! Thanks

[Bass]

 

[Roland Pfister]

Yeah - very useful. Thanks a lot!

[David Groppe]

Thanks! Very helpful.
If would be lovely if you could add an option so that the function only displays mismatches. Displaying all the matches is too much information for the application I'm working on.

[michael arant]

Thank you David:
I’ll keep that in mind for an upgrade. I intended the pause command to be used to flag mismatched cases. That and the “er” output. When I get the chance, I’ll add an additional input to turn off the echo of all the structure fields.

[Christian Komposch]

 

[Florian Dignath]

Thank you very much indeed! * * * * *
Sorry for the disturbed rating, my rating always vanishes the moment I click on submit. Both in MS IE and Firefox.

[Jaime Undurraga]

very nice

[Joost den Haan]

 

[Benjamin]

This script saved me hours of time... thanks

[Keith Beardmore]

Thanks - saved me hours.
My fields were in a different order in my two structures so I had to reorder one: comp_struct(s1,orderfields(s1,s2)).